Volume of sound

[wtscherer]

Michael,

Let's start with the biggest piano available and say that the sound that
comes from that represents the standard. Assuming that the force of the
hammer on a smaller piano is the same as our standard, the reason for there
being less sound, therefore, must be due to limiting factors as compared to
our standard - shorter strings, smaller soundboard, etc. It's not that a
larger piano is using up a small amount of potential energy more quickly,
it's that a smaller piano is limiting a large amount of potential energy.

Wally Scherer
Norfolk, VA
WallyTS@compuserve.com