Why It Works
Shown below is an amazing example of how audible frequencies can physically move matter. The Tone Traveler relies on this principle to help migrate the drying sap inside the wood grain of an instrument in order to make the instrument more resonant. Obviously sap is harder to move than the small particles shown in the experiment below, so the process takes time. Also, as the sap dries, it forms crystalline structures that can be fractured by sound waves further changing the resonance of the instrument. With the ingress and egress of moisture, the crystalizing sap in the grain of wood can become more or less liquid allowing it to resettle, causing an instrument to "fall asleep". This is also why older instruments that have been played for decades sound better than instruments of the same age that have been left unplayed.
Does It Really Work?
Yes it absolutely does! Thousands of musicians, including us, collectively believe that the more an instrument is played, the better it sounds and everyone wants to get that well played tone as fast as possible.
For example, the legendary Doc Watson is known to have put a transistor radio in his guitar in order to expedite the seasoning process.
The Tone Traveler negates the limitations and risks of old-school instrument aging processes. The Tone Traveler delivers a set of fundamental tones and corresponding overtones that have been meticulously engineered to condition the wood of your instrument, unlike any of its predecessors. As the Tone Traveler begins to open up your instrument it becomes clear that the Tone Traveler adds the same clarity and focus that only hours of time spent playing an instrument can produce. Unlike any other device on the market, The Tone Traveler is a musically tuned polyphonic system, the first of its kind in the world of instrument play-in devices. The Tone Traveler sits at the natural termination point of the strings and body of an instrument and has a direct acoustic connection to the bridge of an instrument allowing it to deliver sound into an instrument just like playing it does.
The string tones and corresponding overtones develop a relationship with the wood of your instrument. Over time the wood opens up to these frequencies and learns to resonate in tune with them, highlighting the nodes of musical frequencies throughout the instrument causing the frequencies of the instrument to become more focused. The result is a more pure fundamental tone, clearer more defined overtones, and more of a lively feel in your hands.
Yes it absolutely does! Thousands of musicians, including us, collectively believe that the more an instrument is played, the better it sounds and everyone wants to get that well played tone as fast as possible.
For example, the legendary Doc Watson is known to have put a transistor radio in his guitar in order to expedite the seasoning process.
The Tone Traveler negates the limitations and risks of old-school instrument aging processes. The Tone Traveler delivers a set of fundamental tones and corresponding overtones that have been meticulously engineered to condition the wood of your instrument, unlike any of its predecessors. As the Tone Traveler begins to open up your instrument it becomes clear that the Tone Traveler adds the same clarity and focus that only hours of time spent playing an instrument can produce. Unlike any other device on the market, The Tone Traveler is a musically tuned polyphonic system, the first of its kind in the world of instrument play-in devices. The Tone Traveler sits at the natural termination point of the strings and body of an instrument and has a direct acoustic connection to the bridge of an instrument allowing it to deliver sound into an instrument just like playing it does.
The string tones and corresponding overtones develop a relationship with the wood of your instrument. Over time the wood opens up to these frequencies and learns to resonate in tune with them, highlighting the nodes of musical frequencies throughout the instrument causing the frequencies of the instrument to become more focused. The result is a more pure fundamental tone, clearer more defined overtones, and more of a lively feel in your hands.
