Ahhh. You see, you did not say that there was a note there. Many (most) pianos have 88 keys, but not 88 notes. Saying that you could hear note #88 over the phone suggested that the phone actually improved the piano sound! Get it now? ;-) I'm sorry, I was just funnin' with ya a lil' bit! Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- From: <A440A@AOL.COM> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Saturday, August 03, 2002 7:58 AM Subject: Re: Musical Soundwaves > I wrote: > >"I have had people play the top note of a piano (4100 +Hz) over the phone > >to me, and I couldn't hear anything but a thunk." > > Terry asks: > >If anything, I would think you might loose something over the phone line. > >Why do you think it would sound better over the phone? > > I never said I thought is would sound better, I was pointing out that > the 4100 Hz signal didn't seem to come through the phone line. I heard the > piano later, and yes, there was a note there, I just didn't perceive it over > the line. > Ed >
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