[sdiy] spring reverb.......

[Ian Fritz]

At 07:33 AM 11/14/2002, epeasant at telusplanet.net wrote:

>Actually, input amplitude has very little effect on decay
>time with spring reverbs, this is mostly determined by the
>length of the reverb spring. Damping the spring to reduce
>delay time would be possible, but difficult, as the springs
>are VERY mechanically sensitive.


I had pretty good luck damping Accutronics springs.  I just snipped tiny 
wedges of light foam rubber and put them between the coils.  Since the 
coils operate in torsion, the damping can be fairly easily controlled.

   Ian