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? --- vince mrykalo rpt ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The facts all contribute only to setting the problem, not to its solution - Ludwig Wittgenstein ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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