<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">Brilliant, simple, makes sense, and completely expands and clarifies my understanding. Great job, David. Wish we'd had much more time to hang out in San Fran. You are a crucial resource, dude. Thanks.<DIV>David A.<BR><DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>On Mar 10, 2007, at 6:40 AM, David Love wrote:</DIV><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="5" style="font: 16.0px Helvetica">The lower the tension in a given string the greater the change in pitch for</FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="5" style="font: 16.0px Helvetica">a given change in length.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>Since the lowest tension tends to be in the low</FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="5" style="font: 16.0px Helvetica">tenor, that is where the largest change in pitch generally is.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>The bass</FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="5" style="font: 16.0px Helvetica">section is usually the highest string tension and therefore changes the</FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="5" style="font: 16.0px Helvetica">least.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>On many pianos the scale tensions also drop in the upper treble.</FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="5" style="font: 16.0px Helvetica">Scales that are designed with more equal tension through the piano will tend</FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="5" style="font: 16.0px Helvetica">to go out of tune more evenly. <SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Helvetica; min-height: 19.0px"></P> </BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>