Re: Tonewheel Info Please

["Steve Leigh" <stleigh@ibm.net>]

On Sun, 2 Mar 1997 18:41:19 -0000, Oliver Stephenson wrote:

>Can anyone tell me *exactly* how a tonewheel works? I want to try making
>one...

Sure - it works *exactly* like a string (moving) on an electric guitar.  A 
magnetic object (string, wheel, Harley Davidson??) moves around in front of a 
magnet which has a coil of wire connected to it, which is known by some as a 
"pickup".  The faster it moves, the higher the pitch, the slower, the lower.

You might want to make MORE than one, you'll get real bored with the same tone. 

Steve Leigh
stleigh@ibm.net
Canine Training - Lutz, Florida