The Richard Gertz myth

[Ron Nossaman]

>I believe he means the chord of a circle or arc, in this case, the 
>straight line connecting the two points where the lower edge of the 
>soundboard touches the rim (right, Ron?).
>
>--Cy--
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>----- Original Message ----- From: "Phillip Ford" <fordpiano@earthlink.net>
>To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 2:07 PM
>Subject: Re: The Richard Gertz myth
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>
>>Ron,
>>
>>Would you explain what you mean by the cord line?


I expect he means the line of neutral stress through the rib. The centroid, 
assembly centerline, Zen.

Ron N