<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2912" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><SPAN class=609190107-06102006><FONT face=Arial>Well, now with software like P-scale and whatever else, you can probably re-scale a piano without mathematically understanding all the concepts involved.  But from the books I've read on piano design and scaling, it looks like nothing more complex than algebra is used.  Glancing through "The Calculating Technician," I see some complex/lengthy formulae, but no calculus or analytical geometry.  Not even trig, I don't think.  Mainly algebra.  </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=609190107-06102006>    <FONT face=Arial>--David Nereson, RPT</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>piannaman@aol.com<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, October 05, 2006 10:35 PM<BR><B>To:</B> pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Levels of math necessary for truly understanding scaling, etc.<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <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></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>