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Telinga shape (was Re: [Nature Recordists] Re:AT3032 matching & Teli

Subject: Telinga shape (was Re: [Nature Recordists] Re:AT3032 matching & Teli
From: "Hugh Livingston" oaklandonian
Date: Sat Apr 12, 2008 9:56 pm ((PDT))
After unfurling, place the dish facing down on a
flat surface with at least the handle attached.
The weight will return the dish to its ideal form
quite nicely. Adding the microphone or another
weight will accelerate the process.

>It's important to keep the rolled time to a minimum. The dish should be
>stored unrolled. If you keep a Telinga dish rolled up for several weeks, i=
t
>can sometimes take a week to really regain its form. If you do this
>inadvertently, you can sometimes rush the reforming process by warping the
>dish in the opposite direction and taping it there for a day or so.
>Normally, if you have it rolled for only a few days, it regains its shape
>within a few minutes. Slight mis-formation of the dish will affect the
>performance only very slightly.
>
>Doug
>
>At 06:46 AM 4/6/2008, you wrote:
>
>>Hi! John!
>>I=B4m planning for a trip to Capri next week. I have put my Telinga
>>parabolic in some kind of sport bag. It has been there for a couple of
>>weeks. When I had a look at it right now it is exactly the same shape as
>>far as I can see. Superbe quality.
>>Hope this helps too
>>=D6rjan Rudstedt
>>
>>Jim Morgan wrote:
>>  >
>>  > Hi John,
>>  >
>>  > Good question, eventually it returns to more or less normal
>>  > shape.Temperature, amount of time rolled up and tightness of roll all
>>  > play a part in time to unwind.
>>  >
>>  > What some do is to temporally run a strip of tape across the wide par=
t
>>  > to bring it into truer shape. However I doubt if you will notice any
>>  > difference between recordings made with slightly different shapes.
>>  >
>>  > Hope this helps,
>>  >
>>  > Jim
>>  >



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