Delwin D Fandrich wrote: > > Will the rib stretch? Sure it will. At least the top of it will. To about > the same degree as Ron N's aircraft carrier will slow down as it impacts > that kamikaze mosquito. Spruce is rather strong in tension, it doesn't like > to stretch at all. As well, the bottom will compress a bit and there will > be a neutral line somewhere towards the center. The net result is that the > thing wants to straighten itself out again. > No arguement there.... heck the soundboard wants to straighten itself out again for that matter... I dont suppose it likes being all squeezed and bent anymore the the rib likes whats happening to it. I just dont see where the justifcation for writting off the ribs overall tension is covered in the literature. Perhaps you can point me to some section or table some where ? All that being said... I certainly understand the reasoning for doing so. > > Well, I don't claim to be a great teacher so I'm off the hook. Besides, I > believe there are such things as the occasional dumb questions. Oh, you do alright most of the time there Delwin. > (All present questions excepted, of course.) :-) > I also believe it's possible to get > so bogged down in the abstract that it becomes increasingly difficult to > understand the fundamentals of a thing. Yes... one of my biggest problems... I'll certainly give you that point. But thats how I learn. > Del > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives Cheers RicB -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. UiB, Bergen, Norway mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html http://www.hf.uib.no/grieg/personer/cv_RB.html
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