<!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 6.00.2800.1226" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial>Very true for most piano = owners. But for those of us who "mess about with pianos", it is handy to be able to = quantify (as best we can) the results of changes we make to pianos. But also = we need to understand the limitations of our measurement = techniques.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>----- Original Message ----- </FONT> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>From: "Ron Nossaman" <</FONT><A href="mailto:RNossaman@cox.net"><FONT face=Arial size=2>RNossaman@cox.net</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial = size=2>></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>To: "Pianotech" <</FONT><A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org"><FONT face=Arial size=2>pianotech@ptg.org</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial = size=2>></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sent: Friday, September 26, 2003 7:47 AM</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Subject: Re: sustain</FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><BR><FONT size=2></FONT></FONT></DIV><FONT = face=Arial size=2>> <BR>> >Please describe, to the best of your (anyone = out there) ability, at what<BR>> >point do you stop the stopwatch when = quantifying sustain duration. I usually<BR>> >time it until just at the end of = the point where I can still just barely<BR>> >hear anything that I can = identify is still that note ringing - truly a<BR>> >judgement = call. Is there any other considerations that some use - or are we<BR>> >all = shooting at pretty much the same target?<BR>> ><BR>> >Terry Farrell<BR>> <BR>> It can only be a rough point of comparison, = subject to opinion and <BR>> interpretation, and therefore meaningless because = it isn't absolutely <BR>> conclusive. Millions of piano owners around the = world agree that they have <BR>> no idea and couldn't care less what the sustain = is at any point in their <BR>> piano and they're perfectly happy with that, = so why should we question it? <BR>> Who are we to disagree with all those = piano owners? This is a handy <BR>> universal truth as it covers any aspect = of piano technology that you might <BR>> care to name. Remember it and = use it often.<BR>> <BR>> Ron N<BR>> <BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> pianotech list = info: </FONT><A href="https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives"><FONT = face=Arial size=2>https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives</FONT></A><BR><FON= T face=Arial size=2>> </FONT></BODY></HTML>