As we said many times when I was in college, "pluck it!" T > Ron, I love your comment on this subject! :-) > > Arto > > On 25/06/12 16:13, Ron Andrico wrote: > > I have to say, I'm always amused by these discussions that > > broadly outline the imprint of theoretical measurements on the > > phenomenon of sound. If we look at all the factors, including > > thickness and stiffness of string material, variability in > > trueness of dimension, interference of temperature and humidity > > (and probably barometric pressure) on the transmission of sound, > > proximate acoustical deflections, damping caused by skin oils, > > distortion caused by finger pressure, variability caused by > > thickness of fret material, wave interference from nut, bridge, > > soundboard materials, etc. Then there is the phenomenon that > > different ears hear the pitch differently. Where do we stop? I > > say train your ears and tune to the best of your ability. RA > > > Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2012 13:24:40 +0100 > > > To: [email protected] > > > From: [email protected] > > > Subject: [LUTE] Re: Tuning > > > > > > with apologies to those who aren't interested ;-) > > > > > > For a plucked instrument the finger on the node is removed > > > from the > > string just after the pluck. (otherwise the sound is damped) > > > > > > Indeed, having sharp harmonics is a property of all strings > > > outside > > the physics lesson, as any piano tuner knows. > > > > > > Also, if you use an oscilloscope to view the waveform, and > > > hit the > > harmonic partially so that some of the fundamental also sounds, > > you can see the waveform of the harmonic moving against that of > > the fundamental. > > > > > > For a bowed instrument, I suspect the harmonics are in tune > > > as long > > as the bow is driving the string. > > > > > > andy > > > > > > Philip Brown wrote: > > > > That may be true, but a more obvious cause would be that > > > > the total length of vibrating string is reduced by the > > > > width of the area of contact of the finger. > > > > > > > > Cheers > > > > > > > > Philip Brown > > > > > > > > On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 9:00 AM,<[email protected]> > > > > wrote: > > > >> They would be for a perfectly thin flexible string - but > > > >> string > > stiffness sharpens the higher harmonics. > > > >> Bill > > > > > > >> On 25 June 2012 09:39, andy > > > >> butler<[email protected]> wrote: > > > >>> Harmonics on a plucked string are a little bit sharp, > > > >> Isn't it the case that harmonics are pure by definition? > > > >> > > > >> David > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > > > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > > > -- > > > >
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