<!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 6.00.2800.1264" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#800000 size=2>Comments interspersed below:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#800000 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#800000 size=2>Terry = Farrell</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>>     Vibrational = energy is either reflected,<BR>> transmitted, or absorbed by the materials = it<BR>> encounters. ( And when it is " absorbed", it becomes<BR>> heat = ).  In a  complex system, such as a  piano, all<BR>> of these = things are occuring simultaneously, all over<BR>> the place, and I defy anyone = to authoritatively state<BR>> that they know exactly when and where this = is<BR>> occuring, to what degree, and in which frequencies!<BR>>      But I am certain that SOME energy is transmitted<BR>> to the board and thence the air ( becoming "sound" ).<BR>> SOME  energy is absorbed by the softer portions of = the<BR>> piano, becoming heat. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#800000 size=2>Ok so far.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>> And SOME energy escapes = the<BR>> soundboard via the rim-to-board glue joint,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#800000 size=2>Is much lost to a good = glue joint? Maybe if it were falling apart.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>> then<BR>> travels around = the rim wood to re-enter the soundboard<BR>> at another point than its preferred = point of entry,<BR>> the bridge.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#800000 size=2>Now this is sounding = like a marketing brochure with 8X10 color glossy photos with circles and arrows and a = paragraph on the back of each one.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>> Where, and how much, is = determined by the<BR>> vibration's frequency and the materials it = encounters,<BR>> IMHO.<BR>>     If you read literature from the late = 19th century<BR>> you will see that Rosewood and Ebony were not = just<BR>> selected for case veneers because they were pretty.<BR>> They were = also selected because, being dense, they<BR>> carried vibrations better = than soft wood.  These folks<BR>> were not stupid, and they understood = that dense<BR>> materials carry vibrations faster than soft = materials.<BR>> And what was not immediately transmuted into sound by<BR>> the board they = wanted to not escape the piano case, or<BR>> be absorbed by it and = transmuted into heat. So the<BR>> cases were of hardwoods. And I am sure that you will<BR>> agree that these pianos have a vital, "stirring"<BR>> = quality to their sound, <BR>> lacking in other pianos.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT color=#800000>Yeah, so they had = massive hard-hardwood rims that effectively terminated the soundboard = and tended to not dampen the soundboard. Do little vibrations really travel 'round and = 'round and re-enter a soundboard?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><BR>>     You said that you liked pianos with ash = beams. So<BR>> do I. And the beams were built of ash because.......<BR>> ???</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#800000>I think I said I have a couple pianos with = massive ash rims. Haven't seen too many ash beams/braces, although I can't imagine = why ash would not make for a good beam. I think ash makes for a good rim because = it is hard and massive, much like hard maple.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><BR>>      Thump<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> = --- Farrell <</FONT><A href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com"><FONT = face=Arial size=2>mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial = size=2>> wrote:<BR>> > Transfer how what wayward vibrations from what = place<BR>> > to what place so that<BR>> > they can be transformed how into = audible energy by<BR>> > the soundboard? I think<BR>> > someone has = been reading too many manufacturer's<BR>> > tri-fold marketing<BR>> = > brochures again!<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> __________________________________<BR>> Do you Yahoo!?<BR>> Yahoo! = Small Business $15K Web Design Giveaway <BR>> </FONT><A href="http://promotions.yahoo.com/design_giveaway/"><FONT face=Arial = size=2>http://promotions.yahoo.com/design_giveaway/</FONT></A><BR><FONT= face=Arial size=2>> = _______________________________________________<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></DIV></BODY></HTML>