At 05:37 PM 1/19/2003 +0100, you wrote: >Ron Nossaman wrote: > > > > > Soundboard assembly stiffness comes primarily from two sources; rib > > stiffness, and panel compression. Ribs act as a linear spring in that if a > > given rib deflects 3 millimeters under a 5 pound center load, then it will > > deflect 10mm under a 10 pound center load. Panel compression acts as a > > progressive rate spring, meaning that the more it is compressed, the > > greater the resistance to compression. > >Ron... perhaps I just misunderstand... or is this a typo here... seems >like you >must have meant (for the ribs) >"5 millimeters under a 5 pound load". Yes, a typo. That should be 5mm under the 5 pound load. Ron N
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