> An ideal string, being perfectly limp (i.e., having no "beam stiffnes") can > form a perfect hinge at each end. Every real string, because of its > stiffness, must deform with a short length of reverse curve at each end, > moving the point of inflection away from the end, and causing the frequency > to be higher than that of an ideal string of the same length.So, "It is as > though the string is shorter".
I appreciate your point and your explanation. A shortened effective length is indeed an aspect of a semi-rigid string. However, there are other aspects (eg, the restoring force from stiffness) whose relative importance we have not ascertained. To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
