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tamoio

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Joined: Feb. 7 2011
From: mostly Alaska

BBC story

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-13573631

Maybe someone else posted this already? Comments?

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Peter Tsiorba

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From: Portland, Oregon Pacific Northwest

RE: BBC story (in reply to tamoio)

It is interesting to "see the sound" through another lens. Could lutherie shops even afford such equipment? I think it is an interesting tool to try to understand the "science" behind the guitars. For my purposes, I'd rather build and learn intuitively.

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beno

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Joined: Nov. 3 2006
From: Hungary

RE: BBC story (in reply to tamoio)

strange is the 'shapes' seem to change a lot due to tension. I mean it's not the same shape just wider/bigger/smaller etc. but a totally different shape.

I'd like to see my blanca's 'vibrating-shapes'