> > I believe inharmonicity is almost entirely a function of things >that go on in the string itself. When the humidity changes as much >as you cited, the swelling or shrinking of the soundboard requires >a significant change in tuning pin rotation to maintain standard >pitch. This in turn changes the termination point on the string >at the V-bar or agraffe. If a small segment of string was >previously bent at the V-bar, but now is moved out into the >speaking length of the string because of tuning, that little >bend could certainly have an effect on the inharmonicity - even >if it was only 1/16" long. > >-Bob Scott >Ann Arbor, Michigan > > This would mean that one could significantly change the inharmonicity by leveling the string, which experiment should be easy enough to repeat. This is a snow (actually an ice) day for me, so I will try this in my shop this afternoon, post ya later with results. Would raising a pitch 20 or 30 cents to effect this type of change be cheating? Changing it up and then down again? Ken Jankura Newburg, PA
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