Gee, Jon, I hope you didn't strain yourself or gotten a hernia from such activities. Me, if it hurts I don't do it. Newton Jon Page wrote: > > At 11:02 PM 03/31/2000 -0500, you wrote: > >Newton: > > > Given one note location and speaking length every wire size will > > > break at the same pitch when drawn up that high. > > > > >This is not true, but you can be excused Newton since even Grant O'Brien > >made that mistake in his book about Ruckers harpsichords, and, in any > >case, modern piano techs are not so used to wires being up near breaking > >point like on old pianos. Thicker wire will break at a lower pitch. How > >Stephen > > I saw a demo long ago where different diameters of wire > all broke when brought to 440 at a 2' length. > > This is as accurate as any of my other feeble memories. > So I can emphatically state that I am kinda pretty sure I > think that is what it was. > > I think, > > Jon Page, piano technician > Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. > mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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