Sound waves(The behavior of soundboards)

[Robin Hufford]

Richard,
     Notwithstanding conventional opinion doesn't it plainly show that
longitudinal waves can, in fact, induce whatever wave motion exists in the
soundboard and do so in these instances?  How this could insignificant is
incomprehensible to me.   The question then becomes "Can the transverse
loading (and by this I take it the Cyclic Pressurists meaning excursion of
the string during its standing phase)" induce similar effects such as are
proven to exists in definite longitudinal loading.  I am merely posing a
question here not offering an answer.
Regards, Robin Hufford

Richard Brekne wrote:

>
>
> The point of this experiment is to show that Longitudinal waves can be
> introduced to the bridge and doing so will result in sound eminating from
> the soundboard. Or you can take it the other way and pump it across town
> into a zither if you want I suppose.
>
> None of this tho goes to show anything at all about the kind of waves
> generated in either soundboard or bridge.
>
> --
> Richard Brekne
> RPT, N.P.T.F.
> Bergen, Norway
> mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no
> http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html