circle of sound

[Horace Greeley]

At 08:28 AM 1/22/2005, you wrote:
>And the point is?

If you cannot hear it, there is no point trying to explain.

Horace


>David Love
>davidlovepianos@comcast.net
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On
>Behalf Of Horace Greeley
>Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2005 7:52 AM
>To: Pianotech
>Subject: RE: circle of sound
>
>
>David,
>
>At 07:42 AM 1/22/2005, you wrote:
> >The massive and hardwood inner rim does contribute to the tone, not
> >because it resonates like a soundboard, quite the contrary, its weight
> >and rigidity probably influence the type and thickness of the
>soundboard
> >panel that must be used.  Compare the panel thickness on a Steinway
> >versus a Boesendorfer and ask whether or not the size and material of
> >the inner rim doesn't contribute to that design decision.
>
>Hmmmm....Try putting a tuning fork on the rim of an S&S/M&H and then
>comparing what you hear when you do the same thing with other
>instruments.
>
>Horace
>
>
>
> >David Love
> >davidlovepianos@comcast.net
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On
> >Behalf Of Terry
> >Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2005 4:47 AM
> >To: Pianotech
> >Subject: Re: circle of sound
> >
> >I don't know Ric, I'm not sure exactly how applicable it is, but the
> >preferred material for high-fidelity speaker box or mounting platform
>is
> >MDF. Also, while it seems a good idea that every part of the piano
> >should
> >play its role, I'm not sure that all parts need to be little
> >soundboards.
> >MDF might not hold a screw well, might fall apart rather quickly in the
> >water, but as far as just being an immobile hunk of very dense stuff
> >that
> >doesn't vibrate very well - which, I think, is the basic function of an
> >inner rim - it think it fits that bill even better than many hardwoods.
> >It's
> >also dimensionally quite stable (I think).
> >
> >Hmmmmm, an MDF pre-formed inner rim?
> >
> >I'm really not suggesting that, but I find it difficult to imagine how
> >it
> >would be a detriment to the musical properties of a piano when used as
>a
> >case material.
> >
> >Terry Farrell
> >
> >Richard wrote:
> >
> > > Grin.... true enough Terry.... but then that said. Steinway does
> >beleive
> > > in the idea that every part of the piano should in someway or
>another
> > > contribute to the projection and quality of the sound. Solid
>hardwoods
> > > cases/rims... vs papboard...?  hmmm
> >
> >
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