Toby Rider wrote:
Actually those semi-hollowbodies have a tone that is a bit different andThey do have a rich tone, but I don't think it is sustain. One of the attractions of solid bodies is thier sustain. They don't have big moving acoustic plates designed to convert the string energy into sound energy. The telecaster I used to have would easily sustain an open string note for a minute.
richer then the solid-bodies, which why people still play them,
especially those jazz guys, who are all about tone quality. I think it
might have something to do with how the hollow soundbox allows the notes
to sustain nicely.
You've give me some important clues. What I should really do is ask one
of the professors here in the department about this question.
Toby
Filling one with expanding foam would probably change the tone a lot, since it would eliminate a lot of the resonance. You wouldn't have the advantages of the solid body either, since you wouldn't have the mass in the body... Probably a bad idea all around. But styrofoam beads might be worth experimenting with. So would taping over the f holes with "easy release" masking tape, if one didn't object to the appearance...
Good luck.
Bob
Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music & Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
