> I don't think false beats are quite the same thing as an oscillating > resonance which seems to take place mostly (if I read the diagram correctly) > in the lower frequencies. No, they aren't, but what parts of chaos do we get to chose? > My assumption is that the pattern > produced will be more uniform and predictable. With the cutoff? Yes, that's the intent, and seems to be the result. >But sometimes > unpredictability and randomness can be a positive thing. So my question is > first, if that's the case, and second, if so, what are we trading for what > and is it something that's worth considering? > > David Love Why would you think I haven't considered it? Considering it is exactly what got me here. Personally, I don't like random surprises when I have so much time and expense invested in building a board and stringing it before I know what I've got. I had quite enough of that sort of thing through the years building more conventional boards by conventional methods guided by conventional wisdom and reproducing the problems as faithfully as I was able. I like this a lot better, and am quite thrilled and grateful to be able to trade so much of the voodoo guesswork of the conventional method for what I'm doing now, and I very much like the result. If I didn't, I would still be using the old methods and wisdom and getting the same annoying and disappointing results. Those of us doing this sort of work aren't noticeably endangering the world piano manufacturing process. There is still plenty of random out there for everyone who is interested, and doesn't like what the redesigners are doing, and I don't consider the possibility that if what I'm doing doesn't produce the sound people are used to hearing in pianos, I might want to reconsider my approach. As I said, I personally like the results, as do others who have heard them. I'm doing this quite intentionally and methodically, for what I consider to be far more valid reasons than maintaining the status quo. And I'm always learning something new, and think everyone should. I WANT people to hear something they're not used to hearing. They might just get ideas. Ron N
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