<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Re: Musical Soundwaves: good pluck!</TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2716.2200" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>Hi Anthony,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I was not commenting on the magical qualities of the harp but = pointing out that a harp possibly has casters on it and is a member of the stringed instrument family.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Regards</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Tony Caught<BR>Darwin<BR>Australia<BR><A href="mailto:caute@optusnet.com.au">caute@optusnet.com.au</A><BR></DIV>= <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=asw2nr@earthlink.net = href="mailto:asw2nr@earthlink.net">Anthony Wrght</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> Saturday, August 03, 2002 = 12:19 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Musical = Soundwaves: good pluck! </DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>Hi List<BR><BR>It's my understanding that = Christophory's magical discovery, from watching the wrist action of an accomplished = hammer dulcimer player, was 'escapement' or the 'throwing' of the hammer at = the string through use of the jack and letoff button. Without escapement = there is no throw. As a harper myself, and being accused, as having identified = myself as a piano technician, by fellow harpers as working on 'harps in a = coffin' as harpers regard a piano, a harp is a plucky affair; dynamics of a = harpsichord aren't even close to that which escapes through letoff. <BR><BR>A. = Wright<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE><BR><B>From: </B>"Tony Caught" <caute@optusnet.com.au><BR><B>Reply-To: </B>pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Date: </B>Sat, 3 Aug 2002 11:22:53 +0930<BR><B>To: </B><pianotech@ptg.org><BR><B>Subject: </B>Re: = Musical Soundwaves<BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV>Hi Ron,<BR><BR>Pianers are percussion indstruments, how about a = harp ?<BR><BR><FONT size=2>Tony = Caught<BR>Darwin<BR>Australia<BR>caute@optusnet.com.au<BR></DIV></FONT></= BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE><FONT size=2><BR>---<BR>Outgoing mail is certified Virus = Free.<BR>Checked by AVG anti-virus system (<A = href="http://www.grisoft.com">http://www.grisoft.com</A>).<BR>Version: = 6.0.381 / Virus Database: 214 - Release Date: 02/08/02</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>