Interesting analysis - well, Bob Moog knew a lot about oscillators and resonating filters.
What he does not elude on is the question what influence the torsion in the resonator has. He speaks about the migration of the energy's "center of gravity" - passing the torsion in the resonator, the oscillations will probably be refracted and reflected in a very complex pattern.
What is known about the balance of physical theory and empirical curiosity in Mr. Rhodes' own development work? It occurs as a bit strange, if you compare the geometry of the resonators to some special antennas / aerials, where the position of the feed point must be accurately met, that the fixation mounts and the distances between fixation points and oscillator feedpoint are equidistant over the whole tone range.
Moreover - Bob did not look for the influence the resonator has on the pickup's magnetic field. In the beginning, the tone bar's motion certainly generates the major contribution to the signal - but later on, that role goes over to the resonator which partly closes the field lines' distribution around the coil.
What he does not elude on is the question what influence the torsion in the resonator has. He speaks about the migration of the energy's "center of gravity" - passing the torsion in the resonator, the oscillations will probably be refracted and reflected in a very complex pattern.
What is known about the balance of physical theory and empirical curiosity in Mr. Rhodes' own development work? It occurs as a bit strange, if you compare the geometry of the resonators to some special antennas / aerials, where the position of the feed point must be accurately met, that the fixation mounts and the distances between fixation points and oscillator feedpoint are equidistant over the whole tone range.
Moreover - Bob did not look for the influence the resonator has on the pickup's magnetic field. In the beginning, the tone bar's motion certainly generates the major contribution to the signal - but later on, that role goes over to the resonator which partly closes the field lines' distribution around the coil.