sound post

If a sound post falls down, they can literally come across the street."

His sounding post had suddenly plunged deep in the snow.

Specialized tools for standing up or moving a sound post are commercially available.

Moving the sound post has very complex consequences on the sound.

The bridge is placed between, one side resting on the face of the instrument and the other on the sound post.

Image and sound post production follow up.

The sound post is sometimes referred to as the âme, a French word meaning "soul".

Moving the sound post towards the fingerboard tends to increase brilliance and loudness.

An internal sound post helps transmit sound to the back of the violin and serves as structural support.

The sound post, found under the treble side of the bridge, connects the back and front of the cello.

These are mounted on the bridge, on the sound post or stuck onto the body much as is done with acoustic guitar.

Viols and violins were provided with sound posts to enhance their sound.

Here are some rough guides to how sound post placement influences the sound quality of the instrument:

While the shape and mass of the bass bar affect tone, it is fixed in position, and not so adjustable as the sound post.

Early viols did not have sound posts, either (again reflecting their plucked vihuela siblings).

He was a rock, and a sounding post for me, and many others, and is greatly missed.'

Like the bridge, the sound post is not glued, but is kept in place by the tensions of the bridge and strings.

This can be accomplished by modifying the cello front plate, attaching a wolf eliminator, or moving the sound post.

Sound posts are used:

Hallberg works for the notable Hollywood sound post production company Soundelux.

She handed it to Robert Isley, who inserted a small metal tool and moved the sound post a few millimeters.

The sound post was done at the facilities of AZ productions in Los Angeles.

Recorded and mixed at Sound Post Recording Studios.

Sound post adjustment is as much art as science, depending on the ears, experience, structural sense, and sensitive touch of the luthier.

The latter are more heavily constructed and are fitted with a bass bar and sound post, like modern stringed instruments.