Petrof Inharmonicity

[Delwin D Fandrich]

Mike Swendsen wrote:

> Del:
> I really appreciate the quality and amount of information you supplied
> regarding inharmonicity, harmonic structure, and soundboard.  I have never
> heard or read such a succinct and to the point dicussion on the subject.
> We are, indeed fortunate to have you as a resource on this list.
> Thank You.
> Mike Swendsen RPT

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Mike,

Thanks for the kind words.

This is a subject that has bothered me for some time now. Several articles and part of at
least one book have been written promoting string inharmonicity as the most critical
factor in piano string scale design. It is not. It is an interesting phenomena to study.
And it is of great importance to the piano tuner. But, in terms of the piano tone criteria
that most pianists listen for, it is well down on the list.

Del