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<DIV>In a message dated 8/27/07 11:11:25 A.M. Hawaiian Standard Time,
jim_busby@byu.edu writes:</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">We (BYU) finally are ready to do
some scientific studies of stainless wire. This will be conducted by Physics
professors/students here at BYU. Could any of you help me pose some
“questions”, “queries” or whatever you want to call it, for these
studies?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">One of our student piano
technicians is doing his senior project and his professors (who we’ve bugged
for years) are just now getting excited about
this.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Here are some things I’ve thought
of;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<LI class=MsoNormal style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><FONT face=Arial
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">What are the actual
differences in sound between stainless and Mapes or Roslau? (Spectrum,
etc.)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT>
<LI class=MsoNormal style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><FONT face=Arial
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">What are the
differences in inharmonicity between the two?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT>
<LI class=MsoNormal style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><FONT face=Arial
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">(how?) Do bass
strings with stainless core sound different than other
core?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT>
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size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">etc….<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Jim Ellis, others, I’d really like
some input on this. We have our ducks in a row so now is the
time.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Jim Busby
BYU</SPAN></FONT></P></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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<DIV>Jim</DIV>
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<DIV>We all know what rust can do to strings. But how does that effect the tone
of the string? What I would to see is some micro photos of strings with
rust, the oxidation process, and the difference in tone between a rusted
string and non-rusted string.</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10">Willem (Wim)
Blees, RPT<BR>Piano Tuner/Technician<BR>Honolulu,
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