Hi Terry, Terry wrote: >Yes, but why do you think these concepts say anthing >about waves zooming back and forth across a >soundboard? These are the only laws of physics I know that describe wave propagation. That however doesn't mean that these laws say anything about what sounds pleasant to us. We are probably talking about the same thing when we say that the fish reduces the soundboard area behind the bridge and when I say that we are controlling the distance from the bridge to the place where the soundboard is attached to a massive object (rim/fish). Terry wrote: >What do you think of the statement from Steinway's >website? I don't understand it clearly - I will have to read the whole article to understand the point the writer is making. Best regards, Vladan >Not even Steinway marketing would agree with this: >"... the equally erroneous theory that sound >"vibrations" in some way travel transversely across >the soundboard. But, as has been shown here, the >movement of the board is that of the movement of the >strings, up and down in the case of a grand, backward >and forward in the case of a piano of vertical >construction." Hold onto your hats: I agree with Steinway! Terry Farrell __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Read only the mail you want - Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
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