In Reply to: Removing Tuning Pegs posted by vectoreclectic on October 3, 2011 at 17:38:09:
It would dramatically lower the resonant frequency of the 1.6 panel.But I don't think the panel is big enough to get the resonant frequency low enough to get out of the way of the music.
More than likely, it could end up as a kind of one-note bass with that frequency booming away whenever any music approached it.
It worked for the Tympani for at least four reasons:
(1) the center panel was longer (taller) than the 1.6 panel, so it would go deeper.
(2) it used the outer panels as effective bass baffles.
(3) it ran full range (meaning that it was allowed to go as deep as its natural resonant frequency allowed).
(4) the other bass panel was divided into three resonant sections, all spaced about 10Hz apart. So you actually had four resonances about 10 Hz apart.
So even if you could break the panel loose, I don't think it would go deep enough to escape some boomy bass at its primary resonance.
However, if you could get a pair that had cosmetic or other issues for very little expense, it would be an interesting experiment, if nothing else than a learning experience.
Who knows - it might work, but it'd be a surprise for sure.
Best regards,
Jim Smith
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