sustain

[gordon stelter]

Well, it seems t' me that a  quantification of hammer
velocity and hardness in the duration test is what's
needed, first.
     Thump

would
--- Ron Nossaman <RNossaman@cox.net> wrote:
> 
> >Please describe, to the best of your (anyone out
> there) ability, at what
> >point do you stop the stopwatch when quantifying
> sustain duration. I usually
> >time it until just at the end of the point where I
> can still just barely
> >hear anything that I can identify is still that
> note ringing - truly a
> >judgement call. Is there any other considerations
> that some use - or are we
> >all shooting at pretty much the same target?
> >
> >Terry Farrell
> 
> It can only be a rough point of comparison, subject
> to opinion and 
> interpretation, and therefore meaningless because it
> isn't absolutely 
> conclusive. Millions of piano owners around the
> world agree that they have 
> no idea and couldn't care less what the sustain is
> at any point in their 
> piano and they're perfectly happy with that, so why
> should we question it? 
> Who are we to disagree with all those piano owners?
> This is a handy 
> universal truth as it covers any aspect of piano
> technology that you might 
> care to name. Remember it and use it often.
> 
> Ron N
> 
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