Body Resonance
Tap on any object and you will get a a report of some kind. A bang, a clang, like a drum head, big drums make low pitched sounds small drums make higher pitched reports. they Pop !
Every piece of wood behaves similar to a drum head. Thick dense wood vibrates at higher pitch (resonance) and thinner lightweight wood tends to vibrate at a lower frequency. In addition, each species of wood tends to produce its own unique richness at a more or less unique pitch, (or... frequency), where it (the wood itself), comes alive and sings its own frequency. For instance, a guitar body made of basswood will sound different than the same size and shape done in maple or ash. One may select the right wood and thus influence the resonant voice of the instrument. This is as true of electric solid body guitars as it is for acoustics guitars with their many braces inside.
The shape of the body, its wings and cutaways, may literally be 'Tuned' as the ribs inside an acoustic guitar are 'Tap-Tuned'. To a certain pitch. This is the root of my contention that a strat style guitar with its cutaways behaves like a tuning fork. The true secret to making the guitar come alive is to make the frequencies of the wood species and physical size of the cutaways 'Sing”, and beyond that, choose wood and tune the body to frequencies of your choice that work well for the sound you want.
Combining wood selection, thickness, careful tuning of the wings and cutaways, one can choose the 'Voice' of the guitar.
Imagine having a choice of the 'Voice” of the guitar and the 'Voice' of the electric pickups. A powerful benefit. Make more choices about your own unique sound on both levels. With the wood and at the pickups and wiring. Thats really what an Emily Caroline Hand Crafted Guitar is about. Tuning the Wood and the Wires, to You. ! Thats what the hand crafted concept is.
In the big factories choices are made based on , , budget , , and what will please the largest number of people. At Emily Caroline Hand Crafted Guitars we build unique instruments for individuals. Be that individual. You owe it to yourself to get every advantage. Professional music is a merciless competitive business. Give yourself the Emily Caroline advantage. You deserve that.
Tap on any object and you will get a a report of some kind. A bang, a clang, like a drum head, big drums make low pitched sounds small drums make higher pitched reports. they Pop !
Every piece of wood behaves similar to a drum head. Thick dense wood vibrates at higher pitch (resonance) and thinner lightweight wood tends to vibrate at a lower frequency. In addition, each species of wood tends to produce its own unique richness at a more or less unique pitch, (or... frequency), where it (the wood itself), comes alive and sings its own frequency. For instance, a guitar body made of basswood will sound different than the same size and shape done in maple or ash. One may select the right wood and thus influence the resonant voice of the instrument. This is as true of electric solid body guitars as it is for acoustics guitars with their many braces inside.
The shape of the body, its wings and cutaways, may literally be 'Tuned' as the ribs inside an acoustic guitar are 'Tap-Tuned'. To a certain pitch. This is the root of my contention that a strat style guitar with its cutaways behaves like a tuning fork. The true secret to making the guitar come alive is to make the frequencies of the wood species and physical size of the cutaways 'Sing”, and beyond that, choose wood and tune the body to frequencies of your choice that work well for the sound you want.
Combining wood selection, thickness, careful tuning of the wings and cutaways, one can choose the 'Voice' of the guitar.
Imagine having a choice of the 'Voice” of the guitar and the 'Voice' of the electric pickups. A powerful benefit. Make more choices about your own unique sound on both levels. With the wood and at the pickups and wiring. Thats really what an Emily Caroline Hand Crafted Guitar is about. Tuning the Wood and the Wires, to You. ! Thats what the hand crafted concept is.
In the big factories choices are made based on , , budget , , and what will please the largest number of people. At Emily Caroline Hand Crafted Guitars we build unique instruments for individuals. Be that individual. You owe it to yourself to get every advantage. Professional music is a merciless competitive business. Give yourself the Emily Caroline advantage. You deserve that.