Evidence of overlacquered hammers

Dean May deanmay@pianorebuilders.com
Sat, 2 Oct 2004 08:57:50 -0500


David wrote:

> > The amount of energy imparted to the string which is
> > transferred to the soundboard is a function of mass and/or density of
> > the object striking the string.
Bernhard wrote:
Not only. The function includes also the hammer speed and the strings
impedance (including mass and tension of the string).


Don't forget to add in the function of the resilience of the objects
involved in the impact.


Dean
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