<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)"> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"/>  <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=blue id="role_body" bottomMargin=7 leftmargin=7 topmargin=7 rightMargin=7> <div class=Section1> Wim,<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> What a great idea! I wasn’t even thinking about that, but indeed that is THE major difference, after all. Hey, I’m sure you’ll need some stainless in your new job… <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Thanks.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Regards,<o:p></o:p> Jim <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> </div> From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Wimblees@aol.com Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 3:29 PM To: caut@ptg.org Subject: Re: [CAUT] Scientific study - Stainless wire (Help!)<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> <div> <div> In a message dated 8/27/07 11:11:25 A.M. Hawaiian Standard Time, jim_busby@byu.edu writes:<o:p></o:p> </div> <blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt; margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'> 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> <o:p> </o:p> 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> <o:p> </o:p> Here are some things I’ve thought of;<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <ol start=1 type=1> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>What are the actual differences in sound between stainless and Mapes or Roslau? (Spectrum, etc.) <o:p></o:p></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>What are the differences in inharmonicity between the two? <o:p></o:p></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>(how?) Do bass strings with stainless core sound different than other core? <o:p></o:p></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>etc…. <o:p></o:p></li> </ol> <o:p> </o:p> 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> <o:p> </o:p> Thanks,<o:p></o:p> Jim Busby BYU<o:p></o:p> </blockquote> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Jim<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <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.<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT Piano Tuner/Technician <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Honolulu</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Hawaii</st1:State></st1:place><o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p></o:p> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-top:7.5pt;text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center> </div> Get a sneak peek of the all-new <a href="http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour/?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000982" target="_blank" title="http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour/?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000982">AOL.com</a>.<o:p></o:p> </div> </div> </body> </html>