.....Even if the pitch change with all the other string > lengths factored in was ten times the figure of just the speaking length, it > still wouldn't be enough by far to account for the pitch drops we regularly see > during pitch raises. The plate foreshortens along the string plane as tension > is added, and a little plate flex makes a lot more difference in string pitch > than a little soundboard deflection. Really, it does. > > > Ron N This makes me wonder about the nature of castings; how long does the plate continue to flex after a major pitch raise ? Sid Blum sid@sover.net
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