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[Ron Nossaman]

At 05:37 PM 1/19/2003 +0100, you wrote:



>Ron Nossaman wrote:
>
> >
> > Soundboard assembly stiffness comes primarily from two sources; rib
> > stiffness, and panel compression. Ribs act as a linear spring in that if a
> > given rib deflects 3 millimeters under a 5 pound center load, then it will
> > deflect 10mm under a 10 pound center load. Panel compression acts as a
> > progressive rate spring, meaning that the more it is compressed, the
> > greater the resistance to compression.
>
>Ron... perhaps I just misunderstand... or is this a typo here... seems 
>like you
>must have meant (for the ribs)
>"5 millimeters under a 5 pound load".

Yes, a typo. That should be 5mm under the 5 pound load.

Ron N