Thanks for the entire post, btw. Just wanted to comment on this line by saying that moreover, it's not just a trade-off between initial loudness and sustain, but the specific character of the pop and the sustain is also something that seems to change with different types of soundboard designs and/or executions (hammers play a role too but differences occur outside of the realm of hammer differences). From whump and whine to bong and ring there are a wide variety of attack sounds and accompanying sustain outputs. The choices are multi-dimensional as are the aesthetic choices. Makes it complicated huh? David Love www.davidlovepianos.com From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Nick Gravagne Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 10:20 AM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] FW: laminated ribs again Snip. Power output (initial loudness or pop) is at odds with sustain. Balancing these two forces begins with a grasp of science, but is ultimately determined by artistic ears, and this is subjective to a degree. Snip. Nick Nick Gravagne, RPT Piano Technicians Guild Member Society Manufacturing Engineers Voice Mail 928-476-4143 . -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech_ptg.org/attachments/20090202/59281f7a/attachment.html>
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