Add to ORKGAn internal resonator is fitted to the inside of a resonator banjo. From the perspective of simple acoustics theory, there is nothing new here beyond previous separate analyses of resonator backs and internal resonators. Their linear effects simply add (or multiply) as sound filters or transfer functions. However, the effect of the internal resonator on the resonator-back sound, while audible, is subtle and certainly a matter of taste. (Recorded sound samples are included.
Measurements of vibrational response of an American 5-string banjo and of the sounds of played notes...
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An internal resonator is fitted to the inside of a resonator banjo. From the perspective of simple a...
The internal resonator banjo, patented and first sold by Fred Bacon around 1906, remains something o...
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Among instruments that do not sport explicit sympathetic strings, banjos produce particularly strong...
Intrigued by the sound of another recently restored example, I attempted to bring a sadly abused, b...
11" D mylar heads over a normal range of tensions (DrumDial 85 to 91) and “open-back” backed pots of...
Measurements of vibrational response of an American 5-string banjo and of the sounds of played notes...
Adding extra weight to the bridge of a banjo (or violin) is a common strategy for muting the sound. ...
Basic physics offers some clues about why a given banjo bridge’s sound depends strongly on its tinie...
An internal resonator is fitted to the inside of a resonator banjo. From the perspective of simple a...
The internal resonator banjo, patented and first sold by Fred Bacon around 1906, remains something o...
A simple experiment quantifies the difference between the sound production of a banjo with and witho...
Sound measurements on a sequence of related, similar constructions with slightly different dimensio...
C. E. Dobson designed, patented in 1888, produced, and marketed a banjo, the Great Echo, whose uniqu...
Rim and back geometry determine much of the behavior of sound inside the pot, whose effect on total,...
The interaction of a drum’s head with its enclosed air is presented in the simplest possible form ap...
The banjo’s floating bridge, string break angle, and flexible drumhead all contribute to substantial...
(If I were a Lab with a Research Group, this would be an Internal Report, just to remind me what I d...
Among instruments that do not sport explicit sympathetic strings, banjos produce particularly strong...
Intrigued by the sound of another recently restored example, I attempted to bring a sadly abused, b...
11" D mylar heads over a normal range of tensions (DrumDial 85 to 91) and “open-back” backed pots of...
Measurements of vibrational response of an American 5-string banjo and of the sounds of played notes...
Adding extra weight to the bridge of a banjo (or violin) is a common strategy for muting the sound. ...
Basic physics offers some clues about why a given banjo bridge’s sound depends strongly on its tinie...