Measuring Sustain and Power: was The Steinway Bell Patent

Mike and Jane Spalding mjbkspal@execpc.com
Tue, 17 Sep 2002 16:46:14 -0500


Hi Roger,

My fault, I guess, for phrasing the question in Yes/No format.  Can you elaborate?  Were the results repeatable?  Did they make sense?  Were they useful?  Please tell us your story.

thanks

Mike

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Baldwin Yamaha Piano Centre <baldwin@mta-01.sk.sympatico.ca>
To: Mike and Jane Spalding <mjbkspal@execpc.com>; Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 3:46 PM
Subject: Re: Measuring Sustain and Power: was The Steinway Bell Patent


> At 12:26 PM 9/17/02 -0500, you wrote:
> >Dave,
> >
> >I've never done this, nor heard of anyone else, but it occurs to me that 
> >some combination of a calibrated hammer blow (maybe the tuning stability 
> >test blow of 8 oz. dropped from 6 inches?), and one of the ETD's that 
> >measure volume and sustain, such as RCT's Pianolizer or TuneLab, might 
> >work.  Anyone ever do this?
> 
> Mike
> Yes.
> Roger
> 
> 
> 


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