At 07:06 PM 8/25/2004, you wrote: > Dwell time may not be the entire reason that changing pinning tension >alters the sound. >REgards, >Ed Foote RPT Well put, Ed. I agree that it is a combination of factors. I believe the contact time does change with a large change in friction, but the larger tonal change comes from the degree of control of the hammer head motion, and therefore the efficiency of energy transfer to the string. Don Mannino RPT
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