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<DIV>----- Original Message ----- <B>From:</B> <A
title=Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no
href="mailto:Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no">Richard Brekne</A> =
<B>To:</B> <A
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href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>
<B>Sent:</B> Thursday, March 14, 2002 3:07 PM<B>Subject:</B> Re: Flat
rollers</DIV>
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<P> would you say that the violin and the piano have much in =
common as
musical instruments ?
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<P>I belong to a violin maillist and this piano list. both =
of them
have long discussions about soundboards , and arguments about =
being
historicaly correct versus modern techniques . The violin =
list has
much more discussion on varnish and modal analysis of soundboard =
vibrations
(e.g. Chladni and others) There are discussions on physics fo =
string
motion. And much speculation about the mystery and assumed =
superiorority
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