Density is not the factor, but specific heat is. Water has a specific heat of 1.0 (it is the standard). Wood is lower. Wood is also not denser than water or it wouldn't float! dave *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 7/9/01 at 8:27 AM Don wrote: >Hi Terry, > >There is nothing fuzzy about 50w and 180 btu. Do the math yourself. > -- snip -- >Woods make up a piano are considerably denser than water, therefore it >would take longer to raise their temperature. -- big snip -- David M. Porritt dporritt@swbell.net Meadows School of the Arts Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX 75275
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