[pianotech] FW: RE: New Ask Physicist question

[Delwin D Fandrich]

A good example of a (probably) well educated person expressing an opinion on a
subject which he/she knows nothing about.

ddf 

| -----Original Message-----
| From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org 
| [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of David Ilvedson
| Sent: May 16, 2009 6:49 PM
| To: pianotech at ptg.org; caut at ptg.org
| Subject: [pianotech] FW: RE: New Ask Physicist question
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| List...
| 
| Here is the reply I received from "The Physicist"...whoever 
| that is... '-]
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| David Ilvedson
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| ----- This is a forwarded message 
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| From: "the physicist" <the_physicist at askthephysicist.com>
| To: ilvey at sbcglobal.net
| Received: 5/16/2009 1:17:39 PM
| Subject: RE: New Ask Physicist question
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| A transducer normally refers to something which converts 
| mechanical vibrations into electrical vibrations. I would 
| call the instruments you refer to as amplifying the sound. 
| There is more to it than that since they also filter various 
| components, that is they amplify some frequencies better than others.
| 
| The Physicist
| @AskThePhysicist.com
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| -----Original Message-----
| From: ilvey at sbcglobal.net [mailto:ilvey at sbcglobal.net]
| Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 12:45 PM
| To: the_physicist at askthephysicist.com
| Subject: New Ask Physicist question
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| user_email -- ilvey at sbcglobal.net
| question -- Is an acoustic piano soundboard an amplifier or a 
| transducer?
| The same would be for any musical instrument 
| soundboard...guitar, violin....
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