Alan, Would it be that the lower/longer note take more blow distance ie power to have a smooth transition and/or because the longer length of the wire being struck has a greater displacement? Interesting. Randy C On 6/7/07 9:59 AM, "reggaepass at aol.com" <reggaepass at aol.com> wrote: > Hi Lists, > > We recently measured string heights on a Steinway B and Yamaha G2. An astute > assistant noticed that on both pianos the highest note (pitch-wise) in the > tenor was higher than the lowest note in the tenor (more than can be explained > by the gradual decrease in wire diameters, were the agraffes all level) and > that the lowest note in the capo (pitch-wise) was higher than the highest note > (C8). Is it just a coincidence that we happen to measure two very different > pianos with this same set-up, or is there an overarching design reason for > this (making it a goal by design shared by many manufacturers)? > > Thanks, > > Alan Eder > > AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from > AOL at AOL.com <http://www.aol.com?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000437> . > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20070607/6ee7779e/attachment.html
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