Recent content by Henrietta Stoffels

Will, I think if I could engineer the open ended metal bar with a patterned cut , virtually you can create any bass guitar sound to synth sound. I am downloading many programs now and I am sure I can find solutions , it will take time and spending , waiting hours , days at autodesk forums. It...

Just like a normal guitar , pressing on the rods with left hand fingers - thumb goes higher than them and does not change anything - and play with right hand also. Piezo is extremelly sensitive , frankly midi is good choice but I want everyone can produce one from cutting files. There is pedal...

Hello there, I am trying to design a bass with no strech metal rods , There will no string , wood , body , neck but one side clamped rods just like a percussion instrument. I am transforming an stringed instrument in to percussion instrument without using strings but metal rods. 4 metal rods...

I am designing an instrument and I could not find a easy way to see the harmonics created by shape. I gave up and I will use a computer. I think I can find a 30 days use of autocad. Do I need to create a three dimensional mesh of the instrument ? I did not hear such a thing at autocad but my...

Hello Guys, I want to understand what is the meaning of a string tuned in 440 hz in the logic of computer or tuner ? I only know short term fourier transform peaks. Which peak is responsible to computer to say my string in tune. May be there are lots of harmonics at the window and strongest...

In ship building industry , when you highly tuned a hull to a one speed , you cant believe your eyes to the creativity of computer and final art . I think same thing might happen at luthier work. I read one luthier was requesting hand prints of customers to design neck and fingerboard...