RE: Reed sound, where does it come from?

["Laughton, Bob" <LaughtonB@xxxxxxxxx>]

Blunt White wrote:
 
> I noticed that when I "plinked" a 
> reed that less sound comes from
> the side that the reeds are riveted
> on as shown by having to hold the
> reed plate much closer to the tuning
> meter mic to have the meter pick up
> enough volume to register. If I "plinked"
> it with the other side facing the tuner
> I could hold it much further away before it 
> stopped registering.

My guess is that the shallow cavity formed by the thickness of the plate
itself was reinforcing the sound of the vibrating reed - it's the only
variable in your experiment. I'll have to try it myself and see if I get the
same results.

Did you try more than one reed and get the same effect?

Bob Laughton