circle of sound

[David Love]

If you can't explain it, there's no point in trying to hear it.  How's
that for an equally flippant and useless answer.  Why don't you try.  My
Steinway and Boes are both in the shop for an oil change.  

David Love
davidlovepianos@comcast.net 

-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On
Behalf Of Horace Greeley
Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2005 8:35 AM
To: Pianotech
Subject: RE: circle of sound



At 08:28 AM 1/22/2005, you wrote:
>And the point is?

If you cannot hear it, there is no point trying to explain.

Horace


>David Love
>davidlovepianos@comcast.net
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On
>Behalf Of Horace Greeley
>Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2005 7:52 AM
>To: Pianotech
>Subject: RE: circle of sound
>
>
>David,
>
>At 07:42 AM 1/22/2005, you wrote:
> >The massive and hardwood inner rim does contribute to the tone, not
> >because it resonates like a soundboard, quite the contrary, its
weight
> >and rigidity probably influence the type and thickness of the
>soundboard
> >panel that must be used.  Compare the panel thickness on a Steinway
> >versus a Boesendorfer and ask whether or not the size and material of
> >the inner rim doesn't contribute to that design decision.
>
>Hmmmm....Try putting a tuning fork on the rim of an S&S/M&H and then
>comparing what you hear when you do the same thing with other
>instruments.
>
>Horace
>
>
>
> >David Love
> >davidlovepianos@comcast.net
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On
> >Behalf Of Terry
> >Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2005 4:47 AM
> >To: Pianotech
> >Subject: Re: circle of sound
> >
> >I don't know Ric, I'm not sure exactly how applicable it is, but the
> >preferred material for high-fidelity speaker box or mounting platform
>is
> >MDF. Also, while it seems a good idea that every part of the piano
> >should
> >play its role, I'm not sure that all parts need to be little
> >soundboards.
> >MDF might not hold a screw well, might fall apart rather quickly in
the
> >water, but as far as just being an immobile hunk of very dense stuff
> >that
> >doesn't vibrate very well - which, I think, is the basic function of
an
> >inner rim - it think it fits that bill even better than many
hardwoods.
> >It's
> >also dimensionally quite stable (I think).
> >
> >Hmmmmm, an MDF pre-formed inner rim?
> >
> >I'm really not suggesting that, but I find it difficult to imagine
how
> >it
> >would be a detriment to the musical properties of a piano when used
as
>a
> >case material.
> >
> >Terry Farrell
> >
> >Richard wrote:
> >
> > > Grin.... true enough Terry.... but then that said. Steinway does
> >beleive
> > > in the idea that every part of the piano should in someway or
>another
> > > contribute to the projection and quality of the sound. Solid
>hardwoods
> > > cases/rims... vs papboard...?  hmmm
> >
> >
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