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On Fri, 2008-01-25 at 22:23 -0700, thomas fisher wrote:

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> On Friday 25 January 2008 19:08:11 Ken Restivo wrote:

> > I'm very happy with the Leslie sim in AZR3. Only thing that sounds missing

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> > to me is the resonance of the wood cabinet.

> >

> > -ken

>   From what I have heard from instrument makers is that there is much more

> than just "wood" involved. For example fine straight grain spruce is very

> much sought for. However there is a whole list of grades of spruce. Also

> certain species of white pine, old growth redwood. About eight years ago in

> northern California I met this fellow that had been a part of a very small

> specialty company that cut blanks for instrument tops from salvaged old

> growth redwood. He had about four or five grades, of which he demonstrated to

> me by holding the blank a certain way and thumped it. Some of the highest

> grades rang like Tibetan bell! And I would imagine the list gets much longer

> when one considers the woods of the world.  One retired concert violinist I

> knew, would take his instruments apart and would shave whispers off here and

> there. I am a wood worker but I am no authority on this subject and am just

> sharing the very little that I do know.

On a leslie cabinet there are wooden slats that go across the openings

on the sides. These resonate a bit with the percussion and could be

audible. If you pluck them with a fingernail they have quite distinct

notes. I don't know what wood the cabinet is made of, but I doubt it's

anything exotic.
Anyway, Ken, I have a leslie here and a mic. It's an old one so I can't

patch external audio into unfortunately. I wonder if there is another

way to get an IR. Perhaps hitting it with a stick or something. :)
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