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Ray Dandurand
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Stan,
You are totally right it is an acoustical thing. I will give you the T.V. version of the explanation.
Basically when you play a bar without a resonator it will ring for a very long time, (taking in account that the bar is tuned properly and is not broken), however, the sound that is projected once the bar is struck is very thin especially in the middle octave plus you only hear the fundamental. When the resonators are added, the sound that is made upon striking is reflected up over the instrument and is 2 to 3 times as loud as a bar without resonators however the sound does not last for very long because as the sound that is reflected up cancels itself out. The beauty of the reflection is that now not only do you have a louder sound but also you get the fundamental plus the overtone series. This is especially demonstrated in the low octave of a 5 octave marimba and is usually a key factor in the sound a marimbist is looking for. If you go to the piano and play a chord and hold the keys down, the similar effect will happen.
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[2814]Re:Resonators?!? (283 reads)
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