I meant that useing strings of different diameter, and / or different material can effect the tension for any given frequency.... so you can adjust the overall tension of a scale for same frequency and string lengths if you want.. yes ?? Cheers RicB Don A. Gilmore wrote: > >>>12 lbs. Multiplied by, say, 215 strings, this amounts to 2600 lbs more >>>compression on the harp! No thank you! >>> >>> > > > >>Depends on the strings used ... eh ? >> >> > >Nope. When you tune a string you don't change the speaking length, nor do >you change the mass per unit length of the string--only the tension. The >tension for a given string is directly proportional to the square of the >frequency, regardless of string construction and regardless of pitch. > >Don A. Gilmore >Mechanical Engineer >Kansas City > >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > >
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