Loud Blow, Soft Blow

Vince Mrykalo REEVESJ@ucs.byu.edu
Wed, 16 Aug 1995 17:31:23 +0000 (MST7MDT)


Bob Davis wrote:
> I'm sure there are some subjective elements to the perception of "loudness"
> at the attack,
> but there are also some objective things. Because the hammer is compressed
> more by the harder blow, it acts stiffer than at the soft blow, rebounds more
> quickly from the string, and therefore produces more high partials.

You may be right, but how do you know the hammer rebounds more
quickly on a hard blow?  Doesn't the hammer displace the string more
on a hard blow, and therefore is actually on the string longer?

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vince mrykalo  rpt

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