A good example of a (probably) well educated person expressing an opinion on a subject which he/she knows nothing about. ddf | -----Original Message----- | From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org | [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of David Ilvedson | Sent: May 16, 2009 6:49 PM | To: pianotech at ptg.org; caut at ptg.org | Subject: [pianotech] FW: RE: New Ask Physicist question | | List... | | Here is the reply I received from "The Physicist"...whoever | that is... '-] | | David Ilvedson | | ----- This is a forwarded message | ---------------------------------------- | From: "the physicist" <the_physicist at askthephysicist.com> | To: ilvey at sbcglobal.net | Received: 5/16/2009 1:17:39 PM | Subject: RE: New Ask Physicist question | | | A transducer normally refers to something which converts | mechanical vibrations into electrical vibrations. I would | call the instruments you refer to as amplifying the sound. | There is more to it than that since they also filter various | components, that is they amplify some frequencies better than others. | | The Physicist | @AskThePhysicist.com | | -----Original Message----- | From: ilvey at sbcglobal.net [mailto:ilvey at sbcglobal.net] | Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 12:45 PM | To: the_physicist at askthephysicist.com | Subject: New Ask Physicist question | | user_email -- ilvey at sbcglobal.net | question -- Is an acoustic piano soundboard an amplifier or a | transducer? | The same would be for any musical instrument | soundboard...guitar, violin.... | |
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