The energy is already existing in the excited string, which could sustain so much longer without that dampening soundboard attached! On May 11, 2009, at 3:07 PM, David Love wrote: > OK. I'm not trying to be a pain here so please bear with me as I > wrestle > with the correct terminology (I do get the mechanics). If we hammer > on a > string that is not connected to a soundboard we hardly hear it. > When we do > couple it to a soundboard the energy output can actually damage our > hearing. > How is that reconciled with either no new energy is created or the > output of > energy is not increased when we consider sound as a form of energy. > Isn't > there such a thing as a mechanical amplifier? > > David Love > www.davidlovepianos.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf > Of Delwin > D Fandrich > Sent: Monday, May 11, 2009 11:39 AM > To: caut at ptg.org > Subject: Re: [CAUT] Accujust and grunting fish bait > > No. We've just changed it from one form of energy to another form of > energy. > That is what transducers do. > > ddf > > | -----Original Message----- > | From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On > | Behalf Of David Love > | Sent: May 10, 2009 10:23 AM > | To: caut at ptg.org > | Subject: Re: [CAUT] Accujust and grunting fish bait > | > | Del (et al): > | > | One final question for clarification because there seems to > | be something missing in the link here. > | > | If we agree that no new energy is created, but that the > | energy from the string through transduction creates new sound > | via the soundboard, and if sound is energy, haven't we > | created new energy? > | > | David Love > | www.davidlovepianos.com > | > | > | > | > | > >
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