I've certainly heard this claim, or essentially the same, made on many many an occasion. I dont think anyone has actually proven the point... but on paper, taking along a few assumptions... seems a viable enough claim. Cheers RicB David Skolnik wrote: > List- > > In rereading the posts from the recent downbearing thread, I noticed > these two statements by Mark Kinsler. > > At 08:28 AM 2/2/2004 -0500, you wrote: > >> Could the sounding board have a negative crown (like a dish), and the >> downbearing be "upbearing?" From a physical standpoint, yes. There >> would be no difference in the behavior of the system, though the >> bridge would peel off the sounding board pretty quickly and the design >> of the bridge pins would be interesting. >> >> Or, in another possible configuration, could the sounding board have a >> negative crown and the downbearing still exert force downward? Again >> yes. >> (The bridge would have to be rather high.) The sounding board's wood >> would be in tension and the rim of the sounding board would tend to be >> pulled away from the frame, but again from a purely physical >> standpoint the system would work about like a normal piano. >> Structurally, of course, this configuration would be a disaster, but >> the sounding board and strings would behave pretty much normally if >> the whole works didn't peel apart. >> >> Mark Kinsler > > > Is there general agreement that these statements are correct? I myself > find it hard to reconcile. > > > David Skolnik > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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