In a message dated 10/18/2008 2:38:30 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, oorebeek at planet.nl writes: Only part of the hammer is the shock absorber, but it is the most important part of the hammer and the basis for a decent voicing. Andre - Would you mind elaborating? Maybe a difference in definition here, but I think of a shock absorber (as on a car) as a mechanism to convert energy into heat (through hydraulic means). This would seem to me the antithesis of what we want, which is a loss-less means of storing energy and returning it to the string over a varying (and adjustable) period of time. Bob Davis **************New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000002) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20081019/b03f318c/attachment-0001.html
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