This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Richard Brekne=20 To: pianotech@ptg.org=20 Sent: November 19, 2001 9:53 AM Subject: Re: Reverse crown was agraffe bridges Delwin D Fandrich wrote:=20 =20 All pianos have both front and rear duplexes. The question is how = long they are, what the string deflection angle is (at the front), and = whether or not they are tuned. Del Isnt this a rather.... wide definition of a duplex Del ? I mean when = the get to the point of being 3-5 mm long and muted at that it seems a = bit of a stretch to call the thing a duplex.... or what ?=20 --=20 What would you prefer to call it? Duplex simply means 'consisting of = two parts.' Beyond that we really have to get more specific. If we are = going to go to the trouble of tuning the duplex surely it's not too = difficult to say so. And we have a perfectly good word we can use: = aliquot, meaning, "to divide something exactly." Or we can say the = duplex is "an aliquot part" of the speaking length meaning the duplex is = divided into some fractional part of the speaking length.=20 Del ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/f1/56/1d/1c/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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