Hummmmm, It may only be our perception that there is more volume, when it is really more hot air being moved <GG> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Tanner" <tannertuner at bellsouth.net> To: <caut at ptg.org> Sent: Monday, May 11, 2009 11:15 AM Subject: Re: [CAUT] Semantics > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Fred Sturm" <fssturm at unm.edu >> >> Yes, a "larger volume of sound" is produced by a vibrating string >> coupled to a soundboard than is produced by a string vibrating but not >> coupled to a soundboard. But I would ask you to read Del's posts >> carefully. > > Actually, Fred, he disagreed with this. See below: > Jeff > >> | > As related to the topic under discussion, i.e., the transfer of >> energy | > from a vibrating string to either a plate or a soundboard: >> | > 1) Nothing is being made larger or more powerful. >> | | Volume. >> | Jeff > >> No, it is not. >> Sound energy--volume, if you will-- is being created by the soundboard--a >> transducer--as a consequence of vibrating energy sourced in the string >> causing >> it to physically move. Sound volume is not "being made larger or more >> powerful" >> by the soundboard. >> >> ddf > >
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