[CAUT] Scientific study - Stainless wire (Help!)

[Daniel Gurnee]

Good going and wishing well the project.

Compare breaking strength.
Compare malleability.
Compare fracture time with working.

Daniel Gurnee, RPT, HSU Retired

On Aug 27, 2007, at 2:09 PM, Jim Busby wrote:

> List,
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> We (BYU) finally are ready to do some scientific studies of  
> stainless wire. This will be conducted by Physics professors/ 
> students here at BYU. Could any of you help me pose some  
> “questions”, “queries” or whatever you want to call it, for these  
> studies?
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> One of our student piano technicians is doing his senior project  
> and his professors (who we’ve bugged for years) are just now  
> getting excited about this.
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> Here are some things I’ve thought of;
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> What are the actual differences in sound between stainless and  
> Mapes or Roslau? (Spectrum, etc.)
> What are the differences in inharmonicity between the two?
> (how?) Do bass strings with stainless core sound different than  
> other core?
> etc….
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> Jim Ellis, others, I’d really like some input on this. We have our  
> ducks in a row so now is the time.
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> Thanks,
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> Jim Busby BYU
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