Crown radius = how much arch in a segment ?

[Ron Nossaman]

>I suppose someone is wondering what height of the arc would be across
>a segment  (chord) of 36 inches with 72 inch radius.... 2.863.    I
>doubt if a sound board
>would end up with that and then of course the string pressure tends to
>compress it down. At 24 inches it is almost exactly 1 inch.   ---ric


Making that a 72 foot radius instead of 72 inches might make some
difference in the rise too.

Ron N