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And if done changes the tone of the instrument. Is not unknown amongst the acoustic guitar players that you can improve the tone by subjecting the instrument

And if done changes the tone of the instrument. Is not unknown amongst the acoustic guitar players that you can improve the tone by subjecting the instrument to recorded music for a _long_ time.

alexvoda 4y ago
Can you back up that claim? Just so we are clear, to my understanding, I believe your claim is equivalent to: Take 2 (2 * n in order to account for variations in individual instruments) instruments as close to identical as possible. Tune both instruments. Digitally record the sound profile of each one. Place one in a silent chamber. Place the other in a chamber with a music source. Ensures all other parameters of the chambers are equal (temperature, humidity, sunlight, etc.). After x amount of time, take the instruments from the chambers. Digitally record the sound profile of each one a second time. The outcome you claim is that the delta for the instrument in the music chamber is noticeably different to the delta of the instrument in the quiet chamber. Furthermore you claim that this effect is known among guitar players. I suggest that in addition to the effect being highly improbable, no person exists with actual knowledge of such a phenomenon, only with belief about it and anecdotal evidence that does not account for other parameters. I suggest that all anecdotal evidence can be explained by a combination of: - survivorship bias (good sounding instruments are taken care of and survive longer) - differences in maintenance, environmental conditions, source materials, construction technique - differences in use (being constantly properly tensioned and calibrated compared to wood working unconstrained) - observer bias (a beloved or famed instrument will be favoured) I suggest that good sounding instruments are not left unplayed yet properly cared for and therefore no one has ever observed such a phenomenon. Chances are, any cared for instrument will also be played, therefore what people have observed is the difference between pampered instruments and neglected instruments. If you actually have any evidence, please back up your claim.
- dr_dshiv 4y ago
  So, I’m unclear on the outcome measures. Some sort of shift in the power spectral density? E.g., play all 5 strings 10 times and average— then blast with sound for extended time (guitar music, single tone, white noise, silence) then repeat measures?

And if done changes the tone of the instrument. Is not unknown amongst the acoustic guitar players that you can improve the tone by subjecting the instrument to recorded music for a _long_ time.

alexvoda 4y ago

Can you back up that claim? Just so we are clear, to my understanding, I believe your claim is equivalent to: Take 2 (2 * n in order to account for variations in individual instruments) instruments as close to identical as possible. Tune both instruments. Digitally record the sound profile of each one. Place one in a silent chamber. Place the other in a chamber with a music source. Ensures all other parameters of the chambers are equal (temperature, humidity, sunlight, etc.). After x amount of time, take the instruments from the chambers. Digitally record the sound profile of each one a second time. The outcome you claim is that the delta for the instrument in the music chamber is noticeably different to the delta of the instrument in the quiet chamber. Furthermore you claim that this effect is known among guitar players. I suggest that in addition to the effect being highly improbable, no person exists with actual knowledge of such a phenomenon, only with belief about it and anecdotal evidence that does not account for other parameters. I suggest that all anecdotal evidence can be explained by a combination of: - survivorship bias (good sounding instruments are taken care of and survive longer) - differences in maintenance, environmental conditions, source materials, construction technique - differences in use (being constantly properly tensioned and calibrated compared to wood working unconstrained) - observer bias (a beloved or famed instrument will be favoured) I suggest that good sounding instruments are not left unplayed yet properly cared for and therefore no one has ever observed such a phenomenon. Chances are, any cared for instrument will also be played, therefore what people have observed is the difference between pampered instruments and neglected instruments. If you actually have any evidence, please back up your claim.

dr_dshiv 4y ago
So, I’m unclear on the outcome measures. Some sort of shift in the power spectral density? E.g., play all 5 strings 10 times and average— then blast with sound for extended time (guitar music, single tone, white noise, silence) then repeat measures?