Apparatus and methods for increasing the tonal complexity and quality of live and recorded musical instruments

A method of increasing the tonal complexity and quality of musical instruments that is simple but powerful, by using a musically resonant apparatus with one or more continuously variable resonances in an adjustment procedure comprising the steps of:

• selecting an appropriate version of said apparatus with musically relevant resonances for the musical situation at hand, and;
• coupling said appropriate version of apparatus to a relevant host component for the musical situation at hand found in the chain of equipment between a musician and a listener, said chain of equipment selected from the group consisting of musical instruments, musical instrument amplifiers, recording equipment, mixing equipment, mastering equipment, playback equipment, or connecting cables, said relevant host component selected from the group consisting of vibration sensitive or microphonic, and;
• playing and listening to the tone of the musical instrument, and;
• adjusting one or more frequencies of resonance, playing and listening to said tone of said musical instrument again, repeating as necessary until said adjustments provide the best tonal complexity and quality for the listener.