[pianotech] Wixie inclinometer

John Delacour JD at Pianomaker.co.uk
Tue Jul 13 19:46:35 MDT 2010


At 18:33 -0500 13/7/10, Ron Nossaman wrote:

>...Angular measurement *is* the meaningful number because it's not 
>dependent on length.

Meaningful in what sense?  If downbearing is a measure of pressure at 
the point the string meets the bridge -- and I see no other 
significance in downbearing -- then this pressure is the SINE of the 
angle multiplied by the tension.

JD




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