Recent content by Fullerton50sFan

micguy-Thanks for your quick and detailed response, I am trying to learn. As I think I mentioned, my education was in film and television, I study physics as a hobby. I was a partner in a flight simulator business, so I studied aerodynamics to understand what we were simulating. I think flutter...

Micguy- You seem to be one of the few on here who has schooling in acoustic physics,but even you seem to ignore my insistence that a dead spot involves partial phase cancellation. I offer proof from a company called ProSig,who are involved in the measurement,analysis, and solutions for...

Saabfender-Thank you for taking my post in the spirit in which it was intended. Guys like you and Jim C are why I did it. You took the idea,modified it and made it work for you. That's all I wanted out of this. It's so simple,cheap,quick, easy to do,and completely reversible that I don't...

You seem friendly so I'll try again. a plucked string sends a wave up the string,over the nut, under the string tree to the machine head where it is reflected and phase inverted. It then travels back over the nut. Two traveling waves,opposite direction,same frequency, phase inverted passing...

Hard endpoint where it gets reflected and phase inverted;no phase inversion,no phase cancellation,no dead spot. I understand how increased mass lowers the frequency,decreasing it raises it. How is a notes volume,sustain and harmonic content diminished if it isn't partial phase cancellation? If...

D string-higher mass,lower tension. G string-lower mass,higher tension. Todays big words-standing waves

Two Fingers-Thanks for the support,buddy,you will be the first to hear about Fender Washer2, New and Improved! For the physics behind it see my reply to micguy's condescending post, but all you need is the new design parameters; 2 neoprene (rubber)washers,1/16th thick,1 inch diameter,3/8 hole...

How about this-a plucked string sends a traveling wave up the string where it hits a hard endpoint,reflecting it and phase inverting it. As the two pass through each other there is phase cancellation (see standing wave,which isn't actually a wave but a stationary interference pattern). This...

A dead spot is partial phase cancellation from a traveling wave moving down the string passing thru a wave going up the string where they are out of phase. The phenomenon is called a standing wave,but is actually a stationary interference pattern.The rubber washer absorbs the vibration coming...

It worked for me-just trying to help.

Rich-Are you sure there is no string to string tree contact? Almost looks like the G could be touching the shaft (insert dirty joke here) For what it's worth I just cut in one place and your's looks very thick.I've recommended 1/16- 3/32-1/8.Might work better for you.

Rich-Even though yours isn't a Fender,if it has a Fender style string I bet it would work. It's 59 cents,you can write it off as a business expense. (You are a professional bass player,right?)

Ross-Some comedy writes it's self;went to Ace Hardware looking for an appropriate washer. Found it in a box marked "fender washers" You can't write better than that. Someone on here posted "yeah but Leo Fender invented the electric bass". The reply;"He also invented the dead spot". What if Leo...

Joe- you make a valid point that increasing the breakover angle and thereby increase the down force would make the nut more resistant to vibration,but it is still a soft endpoint compared to the string tree.The nut is pulled down on one side,while the string tree is pulled up from both...

cataract-Hope thats not literal because you need to look up nodes,anti-nodes,hard and soft end points, standing waves and phase inversion.