Hello Joe Garrett This idea that the harmonics change in a given string during tuning and/or pitch change needs really clarifying. It is easy to confuse "tension" and "stretching" and "pitch" - like going into the supermarket and finding two similar items yet one is calculated in cents per kilo and the other in cents per pound. In the UK we have that problem - par extremis - so maybe we should accept that "tension" and "stretching" come under the heading "Scientific" and "pitch" under the heading of "Tuning" ( or even "Artistic" if you like) Then: You increase the pitch (in Hz) of a string and the consequence must be an increase (in Hz) in its harmonics according to the ordinary rules of science. If this is not the case I, for one, would like to hear the proof! ;-) Regards Michael G (UK)
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