Richard Moody wrote: > > ---------- > > From: Hrschm@aol.com > > To: pianotech@ptg.org > > Subject: Re: more heresy > > Date: Monday, September 15, 1997 7:46 AM > > > > In a message dated 97-08-20 10:46:44 EDT, you write: > > > > << > > Estimates of string downforce against the bridges of modern pianos > > varies from about 0.5% to 1.5% of overall scale tension. > > Is there a formula to compute this down bearing? I am looking for > one that computes the down bearing of a single string, given its > tension and deflection. > Richard Moody See "The Piano - Its Acoustics," by W.V. McFerrin, Chapter 9. --ddf
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