Hi Ric, Sound boards *do* affect inharmonicity--and they are affected by relative humidity. It is not a stretch at all (or rather it affects it, LOL) I am not saying that sound boards are the only factor. I don't have a clue what they all are. I hope you did read the thesis address I posted on inharmoncity--it fits what you asked to a T about acoustics. At 12:46 AM 06/20/2000 -0500, you wrote: > > Now tuning machines are recording differences of Ih and people are >saying it is due to RH? That is quite a stretch, if I may, to even imagine >that changes in humidity can affect the properties of the steel in the >wire. >If ETD readings were consistant and repeatible at various levels of RH I If there is such >a thing as acoustical engineering in universities, that would be the place >to seek out instruments to compare ETDs to. >---ric > > > > > > > Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T. Tuner for the Saskatchewan Centre of the Arts drose@dlcwest.com http://donrose.htmlplanet.com/ 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK S4S 5G7 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner
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