<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1276" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=kevin.e.ramsey@cox.net = href="mailto:kevin.e.ramsey@cox.net">Kevin E. Ramsey</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, January 02, 2004 = 5:34 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Sat11</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Carl,,, this is kind of off topic, = (my reply, not your post, that is..)  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Practically = speaking, yes, sometimes the SAT isn't picking up what it needs where it sits, and = you have to adjust it's position. It's the same for all the Accu-tuners, by the = way.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Your post reminds = me of radio, or electromagnetic radiation. The higher frequencies, like micro-waves = for instance, don't bend around corners, even around the curve of the = Earth. The lower frequencies go every which way.  The rules of wave = propagation are pretty much the same whether it's light or sound, I = believe..</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Kevin.</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">Another factor could be (i'm just = speculating) a bounce off the rim at a particular angle that would cancel with = another one and if they were out of phase shifting the position would then = solve the problem.</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">Carl Meyer</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=koko99@shaw.ca href="mailto:koko99@shaw.ca">Carl = Teplitski</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, January 02, = 2004 2:38 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Sat11</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>John Ross tipped me on how to get around this, but = curious why<BR>it happens. Occasionally a " note", and not the same one, = will not<BR>activate lights unless I move Sat. to another location on = piano. I<BR>have my own theory as to why it happens, but wonder if = someone<BR>has the definitive answer. I'm not sure how to "splain" my = theory,<BR>but it's based on why you don't hear tweeter signals from a high<BR>fidelity<BR>speaker if you stand to the side, where bass = signals are heard quite<BR>readily in most any place you stand. High , or = tweeter sounds are very<BR>directional as opposed to low frequency signals. What = say ya'll.<BR><BR>Carl / = Winnipeg.<BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>piano= tech list info: <A = href="https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives">http://www.ptg.org= /mailman/listinfo/pianotech</A></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>