RIPPEN soundboards -- its gotten longer

[Delwin D Fandrich]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Moody" <remoody@midstatesd.net>
To: "piano tech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: November 09, 2000 11:12 PM
Subject: Re: RIPPEN soundboards -- its gotten longer


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>
>
> > approximately 1100 feet per second of sound in air divided
> > by 27 vibrations per second will give you the approximate
> > wave length.
> >
> > Newton
>
> So how come they say the string length is equal to one half the wave
length?
> ----ric raisinthepitchby30cps
>
> ps I once thought I knew the answer but then forgot.  It is one of those
> kind of problems.
>
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The answer is simple...don't believe everything they say.

How a string vibrates has nothing to do with the wavelength of a certain
sound at a certain frequency in air at 32º F/0º C at sea level.

Del