Soundboard ring time (was Piano Rims (rambling post))

[Phillip L Ford]

On Thu, 03 Jan 2002 19:35:33  
 Ron Nossaman wrote:
>>>The soundboard has to have the string(s) as the spring (energy storage
>>>device) and mass, or it won't sustain much at all. Not much ring time to an
>>>unstrung soundboard.
>>>
>>>Ron N
>>>
>> If you were to put one
>>string on (let's say in the low end of the scale) with no downbearing I'm 
>>sceptical
>>about there being not much sustain.  
>
>I did say string(s), and that the soundboard all by itself doesn't have
>much ring time. 
>

>Ron N
>
Ron,
I thought I understood what you were saying the first time around, but after
this reply I don't think I understand what you were getting at.  How can the
soundboard by itself not have much ring time but with one string have lots
of ring time?

Phil F


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