Vibration control question....

So Barry have you actually recorded and played back live musical instruments in the confines of your own studio so as to compare the tonal and dynamic influence your designs impart on the reproduction of the original? Tom

Barry, having been part of the world of music for the past 45 years, and having dealt with bowed strings for the past 15, I am relatively aware of the resonating properties of certain woods. That is why I was suggesting bonding 3 or 4 layers of poorly resonating 3/4 inch Baltic Birch plywood, finished by a top made by a 1/2 inch Corion sheet, which -- to the contrary of what you may believe -- does not resonate easily.

On the other hand, reading your initial article, and your response to my query, I am not quite sure why you are here. The article is regretably full of generalities, and your answer is rather condescending. I suggest that, unless you are prepared to foster the body politics with real practical knowledge or suggestions, if your goal were to promote your product and services instead, you may want to consider abstaining from posting to this discussion all together, as paid ads are more appropriate and especially suited for your very type of markcom. Regards, Guido D. Corona

I have five big pieces of 3" granite in my storage room. It just has too high a resonance frequency. I found the best way to use it was with sand under it in a wood surround. Soft isolators just steal the dynamics of music. I have found that a base with multiple resonances is best. Or one with none such as the Halcyonic electronic base.

If I'm not mistaken, Corian and similar products are styrene-based so any resonance they might have would be of a considerably different character than igneous rock. Whether Corian in combination with layers of wood would provide the same kind of benefits inherent to products developed by the better-known manufacturers is debatable. But, what the hell, that's why God provided us with workshops and Sears' cards. Just be careful with that axe, Eugene.

Thank you TBG and Islandier, you seem to be pointing to the fact that it may be worth exploring the application of heterogeneous sandwiches. . . would love to get a Halcyonics norm. . . but it would then cost me three times as much in divorce proceedings!