[TheForge] Re: triangle bells/rebar

[Mike Linn]

I would think the same technique would work for a triangle but you would 
need to place the top corner bend at 22.42% in from the end of the bar. By 
doing that you would have a slightly longer leg at the bottom but that 
shouldn't make that much difference on the aesthetics, though it might on 
the tonal quality..

Me thinks I may just experiment with that today.

mike

At 12:35 AM 9/18/2004, you wrote:

>So: I measured down 22.41% of the length (accurate to 1/32") of my 15"
>x 1" dia brass tube, bored a 5/64" hole through, inserted a piece of
>1/16" bare steel welding wire so's to suspend the tube vertically.
>
>It rings with a nice, pure, enduring tone, especially if struck near
>the lower end.  The slightest touch at the point close to the end
>where I was previously suspending it damps the note immediately. Hah!
>
>Tried laying a piece of 2" dia copper pipe about 5' long flat,
>supported on wires at both the 22.42% and the 13.21% points (accurate
>to 1/4") and got two different tones, one very low and spooky, but not
>as enduring as with the brass.
>
>Builder's chalk powder sifted onto the copper didn't adhere well
>enough to visualize the nodes but it showed promise if only the
>technique can be improved a bit over late-night ad hoccery.
>
>I'm not sure how much help that will be for the original question
>about triangle bells but thank you all very much for the pointers and
>discussion.


            Mike Linn
      Artist Blacksmith
          McCalla, AL
        AFC Webmaster
http://afc.abana-chapter.com


"Don't worry Chief, I can stand the torture if they can stand the screaming."
                                              - Maxwell Smart, Secret Agent 86


______________________________________________________________________