It's one thing to understand the math and another to simply put it to good use. You need to be able to use the math to get a sense of the various aspects of scaling, soundboard deflection, downbearing, action balancing etc. However, once you have set up your tools using the math, you can illustrate the concepts in a more graphic way that is visual and intuitive. Setting up spread sheets is an exercise in finding the right formulas and learning how to program them. Once programmed, however, you utilize the tool and the underlying math is less relevant. David Love davidlovepianos at comcast.net www.davidlovepianos.com -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of piannaman at aol.com Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 9:35 PM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Levels of math necessary for truly understanding scaling, etc. I cannot claim to come from a math-challenged family. My brother is a math teacher at a junior college, so there goes that excuse. But I am not gifted in that regard, for whatever reason. Algebra gave me fits when I was in junior high, and I promptly forgot it all. Nonetheless, I don't want to remain ignorant about it, because much of what we do is directly or indirectly governed by mathematical rules and principles My brother teaches math online. I'm going to ask him to point me towards a course suited to my needs. Question: can anybody hazard a guess or give an informed opinion as to what level of math is necessary to understanding the concept of scaling, and other more advanced aspects of piano technology? Dave Stahl Dave Stahl Piano Service 650-224-3560 dstahlpiano at sbcglobal.net http://dstahlpiano.net/ _____ <http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/1615326657x4311227241x4298082137/aol?redir=ht tp%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eaol%2Ecom%2Fnewaol> Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20061005/86095b4f/attachment-0001.html
This PTG archive page provided courtesy of Moy Piano Service, LLC