Hardman POS.

[Terry]

What has this got to do with Hardman?

Terry Farrell

> All the Hardmans I have seen are actually quite well
> built. I am guessing that the beating is caused by
> kinks in the wire formed by years of standing below
> pitch, followed by bringing up to pitch, which moved
> the kinks into the speaking length.
> ( A good point for convincing folks to have their
> pianos tuned at least once a  year. )
>      Thump
>
>
> --- Alan <tune4u@earthlink.net> wrote:
> > Andre's post still leaves the question unanwered,
> > for me. For the system to
> > wind down like that, the tension still has to go
> > somewhere, i.e., if the
> > string relaxes, something else is tensing up, so to
> > speak.
> >
> > Reminded me of this question that my old high school
> > physics teacher posed:
> > "I you wind a watch spring extremely tightly into
> > itself, then put it in a
> > stainless steel case that fits snug enough so the
> > spring cannot unwind, then
> > add a drop of water and acid, then seal the whole
> > system shut so no moisture
> > can enter or leave, the spring will eventually
> > dissolve/rust away. Where did
> > the energy of coiled spring go?"
> >
> > This may even relate to our piano question. I'll
> > post the answer later.
> > This, BTW, was an experiment actually performed at
> > some university or other.
> >
> > Alan R. Barnard
> > Salem, MO
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
> > [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf
> > Of antares
> > Sent: Monday, March 28, 2005 3:45 AM
> > To: Pianotech
> > Subject: Re: Aha! was flat facts
> >
> >
> > As I tried to say before :
> >
> > Leave a piano untouched, and pitch will go down over
> > time.
> > It is because it is a natural way for materials
> > under tension or
> > stress, to release that tension over time.
> > Of course it is a combination of factors, like the
> > deterioration of
> > wood and metal and the sound board losing its crown
> > etc, but in the
> > end, if untouched, pitch will be down to zero.
> >
> > friendly greetings
> > from
> > André Oorebeek
> >
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