<!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 6.00.2800.1276" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Cy, thanks for your comment. I used = C++ for development. Sorry for the inconvenience with the net framework, but due = to the heavy computing of the necessary complex wave integration of  = the hammer/string interaction it would be preferable to use the = latest  2 to 3 GHz PCs, and therefore tey all have XP, where the net = framework is included already.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>good vibrations,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Bernhard</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr 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=741662027@charter.net = href="mailto:741662027@charter.net">Cy Shuster</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, December 14, 2003 = 2:33 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: MiniMens Audio = piano String Simulator</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>This looks fascinating!  Check out the = screenshots and audio samples on the site.  However it requires the .NET = Framework 1.1, which is 23 MB to download.  Bernhard, did you use C#?  It = would be appropriate for a piano program!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>--Cy Shuster--</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Rochester, MN</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr 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=b98tu@t-online.de = href="mailto:b98tu@t-online.de">Bernhard Stopper</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, December 13, = 2003 6:12 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> MiniMens Audio piano = String Simulator</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>New MiniMens Audio Piano = String Simulator out now!</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial = size=2><STRONG></STRONG></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>Compute dynamics with this = hot piano maker tool.</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>Avoid whistling bass = strings due to inharmonic longitudinal waves in the bass strings = .</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>Hear loudness difference = from one wire number to the next.</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hear how inharmonicity = changes sound quality.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial = size=2></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>Or just use it as a high = quality digital piano sample creator.</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial = size=2><STRONG></STRONG></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>download your test version at:</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial = size=2><STRONG></STRONG></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A = href="http://www.piano-stopper.de/html/homepe.htm"><STRONG>http://www.p= iano-stopper.de/html/homepe.htm</STRONG></A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial = size=2><STRONG></STRONG></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> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>