List... Here is the reply I received from "The Physicist"...whoever that is... '-] David Ilvedson ----- This is a forwarded message ---------------------------------------- From: "the physicist" <the_physicist at askthephysicist.com> To: ilvey at sbcglobal.net Received: 5/16/2009 1:17:39 PM Subject: RE: New Ask Physicist question A transducer normally refers to something which converts mechanical vibrations into electrical vibrations. I would call the instruments you refer to as amplifying the sound. There is more to it than that since they also filter various components, that is they amplify some frequencies better than others. The Physicist @AskThePhysicist.com -----Original Message----- From: ilvey at sbcglobal.net [mailto:ilvey at sbcglobal.net] Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 12:45 PM To: the_physicist at askthephysicist.com Subject: New Ask Physicist question user_email -- ilvey at sbcglobal.net question -- Is an acoustic piano soundboard an amplifier or a transducer? The same would be for any musical instrument soundboard...guitar, violin....
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