>Are you indicating heavy plates has something to do with that activity? If >so, what visible signs might show a plate to be heavier than others? I think so. Since there is pretty conclusive evidence from Dr Sanderson (and others) that the majority of that pitch drop is from plate compression, and some supportive shade tree logic and soundboard deflection math of my own that supports it too. Strut placement and such would probably make differences too and, as Don said, full perimeter plate, but in general, thicker iron bends less under a given load. Nothing here that's convertible to numbers exactly, just a general fudge factor to consider. >Any other telltale signs that would reflect overshoot conditions before >doing a pitch change? The name on the plate. If there's a "K", two "L"s and a "B", add 30%. <G> Ron N
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