Grin... That is exactly the point. We have amazing amounts of reallllly interesting stuff and ideas to throw around. Its great fun really. But few of us at best are capable and have the resources to turn any of our speculations into fact. For my part... I dont see the need to try really. This is a great sounding board for ideas... and there are those out there who ARE in possession of the right resources for figuring things out... and heck... even THEY disagree on much of it. As far as the false beat thing... no need to be sorry... it shouldnt be a problem for anyone IMHO. Cheers MicR.... RicM... or whatever it is y'all have decided to call me for the moment :) RicB David & MicS, When my mechanical engineer client first brought this up, I found myself answering him based on my experiences and the hearsay that abounds in the piano technician world. Thanks to Ron, Ed, MicS :-) and your responses, it confirmed that my theories are correct, but also that we often don't have controlled laboratory studies to prove our educated theories. Dave Davis RPT p.s. sorry to bring up the false beat thing again...heh heh.
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