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Langel, your reasoning is correct but you are missing one thing. The pitch measured on the bounce test only gives you the 6th mode of vibration, the membrane mode. The others modes are not heard but you feel them in your hand. So, there is a correlation between pitch and speed, and that is...

You actually said they are the same thing in this case, which i was trying to refute. But ok, I'm not going to try to change your mind, agree to disagree ;)

No, they are not the same. Also, i'm not thinking that because that's not what happens. This is an image from ttgearlab, this is what he uses to calculate the indices, and also what i use to predict the behaviour of the blades i make, based on the numerical analysis. The primary deflection is...

Nope. You are mixing two different concepts. Flex is how much the blade bends in its longitudinal plane when a load is applied, or in another words stiffness. Softness is how much the blade distorts perpendicular to that same plane when a load is applied.

Not necessarily, a soft but stiff blade can have less dwell than a harder flexy blade.

Dwell time is a bit difficult to explain. What we perceive as dwell time is in fact the rebound speed. For a blade the dwell time only lasts milliseconds. A very hard surface will give a higher rebound speed and vice versa. If you bounce the ball on two different blades you will feel the...

Creatine has a loading phase, you should start feeling effects after a week or two.

I train TT 3-4 times a week and go to the gym 4-5 times a week. I'm still relatively young but to help me recover i use some supplements. You can try creatine, it will help you to have more energy during training and a better recovery. Fish oil, or other omega 3/6/9 supplements are great for the...

I'm selling some of the blades i made. They are are good blades in their own right but don't suit my style as well as another one i made. All the blades are sealed. The price is 30€ per blade, plus shipping. PM for more details. Blade 1 - Oak/Maple/Western Red Cedar/Maple/Oak - 88.9g - 5.8mm...

4 more blades: Blade 8 - Just an experiment with leftover materials and my first attempt at dyeing the handles and a logo. Beech/Birch ply/Beech - 98.5g - 5.0mm Blade 9 - An attempt at 1 ply blade. Seems to be fast, 1550 Hz on the bounce test and very springy. 1 ply Tola wood - 112.7g -...

Everyone says the B2 is very tacky, mine isn't tacky at all! Must be a fake...

Yes, that's the definition of custom. Of course if i build a guitar for me other people may not appreciate it as i do, and i'm ok with that. But what i was trying to say is that a builder can make a copy of a commercial guitar with much more quality than the original, and still be worth much...

Yeah, unfortunately people don't recognize that a custom made instrument is very often much better than a commercial one. But there is also a big factor, which is resale value. Custom instruments are much harder to sell than big brand guitars. I have made and sold a few guitars, but i was only...

I'm surprised to see so many worn rubbers.

I think he meant all that are above Liam :D

I think one other problem is the cost of putting a new product on the market. Were i play the clubs have a discount on Donic products, so almost everybody plays with Donic, especially the Persson powerplay and the Bluefire rubbers, because that's what they can experiment. Trying new things...

GinjaNinja, you make valid points and i agree the market is smaller for more exotic woods. However, i didn't say it's because they are more expensive, i said it's cheaper to the manufacturers, resulting in a larger profit margin. They can buy them in bulk because they easily and readily...

Stiffness and hardness are different things. It's stiff enough, but it would be very soft.

Kiri it's almost like balsa, although it has double the weight and it's just a little stiffer, but gives a similar feeling to the blade, so it has to be used with care. I don't think a koto - kiri - kiri - kiri - kiri - kiri - kiri - koto would be that great, you would need a harder wood before...

Thanks for the suggestions GinjaNinja. I know it's really hard, but i tought that some of you may have worked with some of of these woods, so i gave it a try. To make mathers worse, the photos were taken without natural light, so they all have that golden hue. Regarding the weight, it's...