> This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Hi List It's my understanding that Christophory's magical discovery, from watching the wrist action of an accomplished hammer dulcimer player, was 'escapement' or the 'throwing' of the hammer at the string through use of the jack and letoff button. Without escapement there is no throw. As a harper myself, and being accused, as having identified myself as a piano technician, by fellow harpers as working on 'harps in a coffin' as harpers regard a piano, a harp is a plucky affair; dynamics of a harpsichord aren't even close to that which escapes through letoff. A. Wright From: "Tony Caught" <caute@optusnet.com.au> Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org Date: Sat, 3 Aug 2002 11:22:53 +0930 To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Subject: Re: Musical Soundwaves Hi Ron, Pianers are percussion indstruments, how about a harp ? Tony Caught Darwin Australia caute@optusnet.com.au ----- Original Message ----- From: Ron Nossaman <mailto:RNossaman@cox.net> To: pianotech@ptg.org Sent: Saturday, August 03, 2002 4:23 AM Subject: Re: Musical Soundwaves >One further question before I go get a book on the topic. What part of the >piano is the greatest influence on its sound? >Terry Farrell It's the casters. Any stringed instrument I've ever heard that had casters sounded at least somewhat like a piano. Ron N --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.373 / Virus Database: 208 - Release Date: 01/07/02 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/92/0b/c2/8f/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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