Inharmonicity Challenge (Reply)

FRED W TREMPER f.trempe@morehead-st.edu
Thu, 16 Oct 1997 06:19:47 -0400 (EDT)


Bob et al:

Yes, Dan Levitan does it in his class on inharmonicity which he gave at 
Orlando.

Fred

On Mon, 13 Oct 1997, Robert Scott wrote:

> Here's a puzzle that some of you may enjoy.  As we all know,
> inharmonicity is usually discussed in terms of its effect
> when using electronic tuning aids.  But suppose you went
> back in time 200 years.  Using only the technology of the
> time, devise a demonstration of inharmonicity in an ordinary
> piano.  You do not have to measure it precisely, just show that
> it is not zero.  Can you do it?
> 
> Bob Scott
> Ann Arbor, Michigan
> 
> 

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