This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Dear piano professionals, I am a researcher in Mechanics/ Mechanical Engineering and more = precisely in what we call "Structural Optimization". Structural = Optimization is for example to achieve the minimum weight of a structure = (let's say a piano) still satisfying some stiffness requirements. There = are some techniques and computer tools which allow to find those = "optimal designs". Well, beside my research I am a passionate amateur pianist and I would = love to apply my research to the design and improvement of pianos. That's where you guys can come into picture and help me to define what = can be "optimized" in a piano. I already have some ideas like minimizing = the weight of the cast iron frame, improving the hammer mechanism etc... = There might be some need in accurately modeling the structural behavior = of the piano too. I am open to any idea or hint about what could possibly done on a piano = to improve it. Thanks very much for your time. Sincerly, Samy Missoum Research Associate. Aerospace and Ocean Engineering Department. Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Blacksburg, Virginia, 24061. USA. Tel : (540) 231 - 2046 Fax : (540) 231 - 9632 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/6b/1b/25/29/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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