Inharmonicity - so what actually causes it ?

[Newton Hunt]

My observation/understand was that the energy in the vertical
vibration, of a imperfectly supported string, is converted into
CIRCULAR (not horizontal as stated below), secondary, motion and that
this exaggerates/exacerbates inhamonicity. Is this true ?

I don't know the answer to that, but there is energy lost when motion
changes and the bridge starts to move horizontally instead of vertically
(in a grand).  Poor termination has greater effects on tone color,
intensity and duration and inharmoncity changes are so far down the list
they will be unnoticed.

        Newton
        nhunt@jagat.com

        Newton