Sound waves(The behavior of soundboards)

[Ron Nossaman]

>PF:
>>I interpret this to mean that the bridge and top are moving in direct
response
>>to the input from the string.
>
>That's a pretty ambiguous statement.  The bridge and top are 
>obviously moving because the string has caused them to move, but they 
>are _moving_ at a frequency that is not related to the frequency of 
>the sound generated by the string.  It is not this movement that is 
>responsible for the acoustic radiation that reaches our ears.  How 
>many times do I have to draw this distinction?!
>
>JD

So the string now moves the bridge, and the bridge moves the soundboard.

Ron N