you know ... that's a very intelligent observation. if you stretch a jumping rope taught and then pluck it or pull it or otherwise make contact with it, no matter what may happen initally, the rope begins to move in a circular pattern ...
is this some of that there inscrutable eastern wisdom we've heard so much about out here on the farm? - bill --- Ed Durbrow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Here is a little experiment you can all do right now > which will help > you to "see" the vibration of a string. Pick up a > lute or guitar and > hold it in front of a computer monitor so that you > can see the string > vibrate in front of the monitor. Pluck, pull, strike > or otherwise > make the string vibrate. Anyone able to get it to > vibrate in a > parallel plane to the soundboard? > cheers, > > Ed Durbrow > Saitama, Japan > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/ > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > ___________________________________________________________ All new Yahoo! Mail "The new Interface is stunning in its simplicity and ease of use." - PC Magazine http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html
