On Mar 23, 2006, at 12:52 PM, Ron Nossaman wrote: > > > >> Anybody calculated what the new tension would be on that piano? >> Jeff >> > > Somewhere around 2200 lbs higher than original. > Ron N > Interesting. I would have thought much higher. Would certainly think that pushing the elasticity of the wire to that extent, if it survives, would do permanent damage to tone/sustain, and completely ruin a set of bass strings. But, alas, I'm a piano tech, not a physicist (or a composer). Jeff Tanner, RPT University of South Carolina
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