Temperature Change affecting pitch

Ron Nossaman RNossaman@KSCABLE.com
Thu, 30 Mar 2000 18:11:55 -0600


>I don't know this for fact, but the odds are that cast iron doesn't
>expand or contract at the same rate that piano wire does. 
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>John R. Fortiner


It doesn't. The expansion rate for the wire is slightly higher. At least
that's the case for hardened steel compared to gray cast. I looked it up
last night, just in case...

 

Ron N


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