<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">In a message dated 1/22/2003 6:53:07 PM Pacific Standard Time, cmpiano@attbi.com writes:<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Did you try tuning it 25 cents sharp and then 25 cents flat to see any change? A longitudinal vibration will not change frequency with tuning.</BLOCKQUOTE></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BR>
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I just re-read your note, Carl, and I would think that if it is a longitudinal mode frequency beating with a flexural mode frequency, the beat rate will change with even a small pitch change, since the FMF will change and the LMF won't. I'll try it tomorrow when I see the B. Thanks. Good idea.<BR>
Bob</FONT></HTML>