[CAUT] Semantics

[David Ilvedson]

I've got a question into "Ask a physicist"   Specifically is a piano soundboard an amplifier or transducer?   I've had no reply yet...about 3 days...

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044

----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: Draine <draine at me.com>
To: ed440 at mindspring.com; caut at ptg.org
Received: 5/14/2009 8:08:30 AM
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Semantics


>All this dancing around in circles in regard to physics, acoustics,  
>and piano technicians, has finally got me ready to order the following  
>book:
><http://www.amazon.com/Fundamentals-Musical-Acoustics-Second-Revised/dp/048
>626484X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1242312665&sr=1-1 
> >.
>Benade was a physics prof back when I was a young undergraduate at  
>CWRU (long ago). I neglected to take his class on music and acoustics,  
>but it and his book came highly recommended by many people.
>I'm sure there are other accurate and highly readable books others  
>could suggest.
>It certainly appears that members our community ought to review at  
>least the basic principals taught in a high school physics class, if  
>they are not already part of our regular mental toolkit. Perhaps a  
>special unit for the CAUT-E endorsement that has been put forward for  
>Council's consideration?
>Patrick Draine