Tonerite for Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass and Mandolin.
For centuries, well-versed musicians and luthiers have acknowledged the importance of playing instruments regularly to achieve and maintain their optimum sound. However, when accomplished musician and engineer Agapitus (Augi) Lye purchased a new cello, he lacked the time necessary to adequately play-in the instrument.
Utilizing his knowledge of acoustical physics and leaning on his engineering background, Augi worked to develop a tool which would virtually eliminate the years of play required for his instrument’s tone to mature. Surprised by the tonal improvements that had occurred in such a short time, fellow musicians and professionals urged Augi to continue his research and it was from his exploration that the first rudimentary version of the ToneRite was born.
Through their ambitious studies of acoustical physics, practiced musicians and experienced engineers Ryan Frankel, Hans Yeakel and Augi together formed ToneRite. Uniting tradition with technology, ToneRite has collaborated with luthiers and musicians from around the world to conduct meticulous research of the play-in process. This dedication to their field’s advancement has brought the ToneRite play-in device to fruition.
Read more about it at www.tonerite.com
I was skeptical about the effectiveness of the tonerite. To test, we put the prototype double bass tonerite on one of our newly made instruments. To quantify the results we recorded the instrument before and after. We set exact distances and levels playing open strings and a short excerpt. 72 hours later we repeated the recording and the audio differences were very noticeable. Also the bass had lost that "new bass" tightness and was vibrating freely. All the basses in our display room get the treatment now. Peter McLachlan
ToneRite runs on 110v and needs an Australian approved stepdown transformer available at the bottom of this page.
