[CAUT] mind bender (for me at least..)

[Alan Crane]

At 01:12 PM 2/15/05, michelle stranges wrote:

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>Anyways-I figured they would go flat being the temperature went down.
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>Anyone have any idea why I am not thinking this out correctly??
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Michelle,
In addition to metal contracting as temperature decreases, the relative 
humidity will rise (given the same moisture content) as the air gets 
cooler.  Just how much of a contributing factor this is vis-a-vis the 
contraction of metal strings I'm not sure but it probably has a fairly 
substantial role especially over a period of time and, perhaps, moreso for 
the harpischord than the piano.



Regards,

Alan B. Crane,  RPT
School of Music
Wichita State University
alan.crane@wichita.edu