At 1:38 PM -0600 11/24/02, Ron Nossaman wrote:
>At this point, the only thing I want to see are documented sustain
>times, before and after rear duplex tuning, at specific points in
>the scale through the entire tuned rear duplex range.
I'm sure we'll get it, but not likely from Dan. I think Sarah Fox is
going to be the one to do it. The Wissner concert grand (oh, won't
somebody please just draw her a new string scale...). Her background
in acoustics, and her intense curiosity. Then of course, there's Dan
Swifts proposal of the gate measurer. Like we say down at the
precinct, ..got the motive, the means and the opportunity.
At 10:50 PM -0500 11/20/02, Sarah Fox wrote:
>That would work! :) Does it also do RMS levels, by any chance??
Yes by the time Sarah get through with this, she'll have redesigned
the sustain timer into something available to any of us, off the
shelf, complete with downloadable .pdf manual. Then we'll have one
hundred monkeys working on this problem. Considering that there would
probably never elsewhere be the occasion to put a hundred lab
technicians on this, I'd consider this a good survey.
After an engineering study on this issue, heck, we could turn next to
(dare I say it...) observing the relationship between SW and sound. I
mean, we'd all like to know this one. And if this were measured by an
agreed-upon procedure and hardware/software, we'd all be satisfied.
Like totally, Science Rules!
At 1:38 PM -0600 11/24/02, Ron Nossaman wrote:
>Something that supports the 300-500%, or even the adjusted 100-300%
>sustain increases repeatedly quoted would be appreciated. In all
>these years of meticulous research, surely some actual data was
>accumulated that will support the claim of at least a 100% increase
>in sustain time (throughout the entire tuned duplex range), much
>less the 500% figure.
I think it similar to the "Tests by Doctors at a Major Hospital
Show.." (doessoundlikeaviagraadsdoesn'tit?) Or like Lenny Bruce says,
"True more in general than specifically.." I look forward to finding
out otherwise, but while were waiting here, I'm choosing to be amused.
At 8:05 AM -0700 11/22/02, David Andersen wrote:
>> Seriously, David. are you asking me because you
>>already have and are waiting with mute delight for my own epiphany.
>>Or are you egging me on so that once I've tried it, you will too?
>Ooohhhh.....busted. I'm waiting for you.
Right about now, if I were Mr. Franklin I'd be handing out free
sliders to anyone who wants to try for themselves, with the
understanding that if not satisfied, the sliders would be returned.
>Since we haven't heard from anyone substantiating these claims by
>first hand experience, I don't think it's unreasonable to ask to see
>some of these figures.
I'm surprised that there hasn't even been any anecdotal
substantiation. There are alot of people here who believe in miracles
(and yes, magic), but we haven't heard from anyone whose actually
witnessed a miracle (except the guy selling the crosses). (Sorry,
Dan, just keeping myself amused...)
Bill Ballard RPT
NH Chapter, P.T.G.
"We mustn't underestimate our power of teamwork."
...........Bob Davis RPT, pianotech '97
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