Hi Terry, Take a skipping rope. Tie it to a concrete wall or some other massive object. Put a pound of tension on it. Now "pluck" it. Does the wave dissipate when it strikes the wall or does it "reflect" back from the fixed end of the rope? I'm certain that it is part of the reason that pianos with massive rims generally exhibit good sustain. At 11:31 AM 19/02/2005 -0500, you wrote: > What do you base this on? Does anyone know the >origin of this kind of thinking? > Not even Steinway marketing would agree with this: >Terry Farrell Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T. Non calor sed umor est qui nobis incommodat mailto:pianotuna@accesscomm.ca http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/ 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK, S4S 5G7 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.1.0 - Release Date: 18/02/2005
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