K.E. and Hammering

    It comes across common sense when reading Newton's first law; ". . . an object either remains at rest or continues
 
to move at a constant velocity, unless acted upon by an external force." and almost redundant. But, this concept is

crucial to the physics the universe, and more importantly the physics of bass guitar. This means in order to get the
 
stings out of  their state of static equilibrium there must be a force applied, which could be achieved by using

kinetic energy (Ke) to transfer the potential energy (Ue) of the strings into Ke and sound. Better known as

"hammering" or "tapping."

        When a string is tapped the impulse suddenly changes

    it from a state of static equilibrium with Ke=0 & Ue>0

    to an active vibration with kinetic energy and sound,
 
    stopped only by the viscosity of air.

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