Sounding board?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="sounding">sounding</span> <span word="board">board</span>”, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Einstein">Einstein</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="admirer">admirer</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="sounding">sounding</span> <span word="board">board</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="relativity">relativity</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Berne">Berne</span>, <span word="Switzerland">Switzerland</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Here">Here</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Einstein">Einstein</span>, <span word="Albert">Albert</span> <span word="Einstein">Einstein</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span> – <span word="no">no</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span>, <span word="either">either</span> – <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="advice">advice</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span> <span word="sound">sound</span>, <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="worthy">worthy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="forth">forth</span>.</p><p><span word="Literally">Literally</span>, <span word="Einstein">Einstein</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="admirer">admirer</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="soundboard">soundboard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bounce">bounce</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span> <span word="off">off</span>.</p><p><span word="Soundboard">Soundboard</span>?</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="soundboard">soundboard</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="sounding">sounding</span> <span word="board">board</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="belly">belly</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="violin">violin</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="cello">cello</span>, <span word="onto">onto</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strings">strings</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="attached">attached</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="soundboard">soundboard</span>, <span word="together">together</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hollow">hollow</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="magnifies">magnifies</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vibrating">vibrating</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strings">strings</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="stroked">stroked</span>, <span word="magnifies">magnifies</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="loud">loud</span>, <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sonorous">sonorous</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="rich">rich</span>, <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="full">full</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="sounding">sounding</span> <span word="board">board</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="auditorium">auditorium</span>, <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="podium">podium</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="rostrum">rostrum</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sounding">sounding</span> <span word="board">board</span> <span word="serves">serves</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span>, <span word="making">making</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="voice">voice</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="distinct">distinct</span>, <span word="full">full</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sonorous">sonorous</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="somebody">somebody</span> <span word="else">else</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="soundboard">soundboard</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="sounding">sounding</span> <span word="board">board</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="safely">safely</span> <span word="infer">infer</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="somebody">somebody</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sounding">sounding</span> <span word="board">board</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="voice">voice</span> <span word="echoes">echoes</span> <span word="back">back</span> – <span word="how">how</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="person">person</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>.</p>
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