Inharmonicity - causes

Richard Moody remoody@easnet.net
Sat, 15 Aug 1998 00:18:01 -0500


 
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> From: Jim Coleman, Sr. <pianotoo@imap2.asu.edu>
> 
> As far as I know there is only a small effect on the inharmonicity
caused
> by the terminations, but perhaps a little more by the impedance
matching,
> or I should say mis-matching of the soundboard and bridge assembly.
> Some call this para-inharmonicity. This can include the effects of
voicing.
> 
> Jim Coleman, Sr.

Can anything be done to ameliorate the mis-matching of soundboard and
bridge?  How can technicians identify such a mis-match in pianos.  It
would be interesting to hear more about the effects of voicing on this
para-inharmonicity. 

Richard Moody 


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