>Yes! but I thought what if the inharmonicity of a vibrating piano wire is >different than when connected to a bridge and piano soundboard? And that would matter how, practically? How often are you called upon to tune a string not connected to a bridge and soundboard? > Of course >that could be an experiment also. I will supply the piano without the >soundboard. Also I would like to see experiments on piano wire clamped >between two huge steel blocks with lengths appropriate to piano speaking >lengths to see if the vibration (esp the partials is different). These >experiments might >determine if the soundboard affects inharmonicity. Then go for it. You can be the one that adds that data to the literature. Ron N
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