Cents making sense

[Jim]

Hi again Michael:

I just looked at your website.  The 1929 D definitely has a bigger
rounder sound than the 1984 D. Did you get to work any with Harold
Conklin when he was at Baldwin? He was one of my best friends there.

Since you mentioned you were interested in modal analysis or mathematical
modeling, I tho't that I would mention to you that my brother Bob lives
in your area.  He recently retired from NASA in Houston.  His job for
for many years was in math modeling of vibration problems in the space
craft.  He also is a pianist and his grandson Rob studies with one of the
piano profs at UC.  Bob works for his son Neil who owns Signalysis in
Cinti.  Bob lives out in Blanchester.  You will see his email address
above. He has long been interested in analyzing piano sounds. In fact
when Charles Walter and I were at Conn, we sent some of our newly
designed pianos down to NASA to be checked out by him.  They at NASA
looked at it strictly as PR, but we got some useful information out
of it.  You might give Bob a call.  You'll find him interesting to talk
to.

Good luck in your math pursuits.  I only had a minor in math when I
graduated from ASU in '49.  I got as far as first year differential
calculus and integral calculus.  These days, that's where they start in
College math programs.  You're way ahead of me in math.

BTW I have a good friend there at UC, Gene Pridonoff.  He was here at ASU
for several years as our No.1 piano prof.  His wife also is a great
pianist.

Jim Coleman, Sr.

On Thu, 6 Feb 1997, Michael Wathen wrote:

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