Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site amdcad.UUCP Path: utzoo!utcs!lsuc!pesnta!amdcad!mike From: mike@amdcad.UUCP (Mike Parker) Newsgroups: net.columbia Subject: Re: Re: Shuttle Project? Message-ID: <628@amdcad.UUCP> Date: Thu, 7-Feb-85 21:13:15 EST Article-I.D.: amdcad.628 Posted: Thu Feb 7 21:13:15 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 8-Feb-85 09:48:46 EST References: <32@pbear.UUCP> <136@bigtuna.UUCP> Organization: AMDCAD, Sunnyvale, CA Lines: 15 > > > > 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