<HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2963" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV>If you can read and understand a formula well enough to replicate it in a spreadsheet, that is all you need to know.  Your computer can do the heavy-lifting for you.  If it works once, it will do it again and again, 88 times, or 88,000 times, in milliseconds.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>You just have to know that the formula is developed on viable criteria.  I had an uncle who was a brilliant mathematician.  Problem was, he came home from the Korean war not quite all there.  When reports came in that a meteorite was heading for the planet Earth, he calculated that it was headed straight for his house.  His math was impeccable, but his premises were not even close!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV>Frank Emerson</DIV> <DIV><A href="mailto:pianoguru@earthlink.net">pianoguru@earthlink.net</A></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=piannaman@aol.com href="mailto:piannaman@aol.com"></A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 10/6/2006 12:34:59 AM </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Levels of math necessary for truly understanding scaling, etc.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2> <DIV>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</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>My brother teaches math online.  I'm going to ask him to point me towards a course suited to my needs.  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>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?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV style="CLEAR: both">Dave Stahl<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>Dave Stahl Piano Service<BR>650-224-3560<BR>dstahlpiano@sbcglobal.net<BR>http://dstahlpiano.net/<BR><BR><BR></DIV> <DIV class=AOLPromoFooter> <HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px"> <A href="http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/1615326657x4311227241x4298082137/aol?redir=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eaol%2Ecom%2Fnewaol" target=_blank><B>Check out the new AOL</B></A>. 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.<BR></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>