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From: herbie@watdcsu.UUCP (Herb Chong [DCS])
Newsgroups: net.columbia
Subject: Re: Re: Shuttle Project?
Message-ID: <929@watdcsu.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 9-Feb-85 14:18:21 EST
Article-I.D.: watdcsu.929
Posted: Sat Feb  9 14:18:21 1985
Date-Received: Sun, 10-Feb-85 05:18:19 EST
References: <32@pbear.UUCP> <136@bigtuna.UUCP> <628@amdcad.UUCP>
Reply-To: herbie@watdcsu.UUCP (Herb Chong [DCS])
Organization: U of Waterloo
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Summary: 

In article <628@amdcad.UUCP> mike@amdcad.UUCP (Mike Parker) writes:
>> > 
>> > 	but if the string is played in vacuum, then the friction of the air
>> > is removed, and the sutain is much longer.
>> > 
>> 
>> Sustain of what?  No air -- no sound.
>> -- 
>> Richard Foulk		(..islenet!bigtuna!richard)
>> Honolulu, Hawaii
>
>I believe the original discussion was about electric guitars,
>which need no air to produce sound. ( At least the guitar needs
>no air, it helps if the speaker is put where there is air )
>
>Mike @ AMDCAD


perhaps i am missing something really obvious, but don't electric guitars
have pickups that are effectively mini-microphones?  if so, then
air is definitely needed.

Herb Chong...

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