Tone quality

[Robin Blankenship]

Ron, et al:

What causes the changes in inharmonicity that, over time, can result in the
two members of a bi-chord becoming very discordant? I've measure harmonics
on both strings and found pretty major pitch differences between a given
harmonic on one string and the same harmonic on the other string.
Presumably, they were not so dissimiliar at "birth". I have been puzzled by
this for a long time. Could a gradual "loosening", or other change in the
winding, be a contributor?? I do not refer to those cases where a string has
been replaced; only, to those situations where both strings are original
equipment. I've usually tried to mask the resulting harshness with some
judicious voicing, with varying degrees of success.

Any thoughts??

Robin Blankenship


----- Original Message -----
From: Ron Nossaman <RNossaman@KSCABLE.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, September 15, 2000 6:24 PM
Subject: Re: Tone quality


> I realize that there may be other factors affecting
> >the tone of the strings (age, cleanliness, ect.) but am I making a
correct
> >observation that, all things being equal, smaller diameter leads to
brighter
> >tone?  What about other factors? Single wound vs. double wound? Core wire
> >diameter? Speaking length? Realize I am speaking of tone quality and not
> >pitch.
> >
> >Just curious...
> >
> >Mitch Ruth
>
>
> What's likely happened here is that someone has replaced a broken string
> with one of slightly smaller diameter, and it sounds livelier because it's
> newer.
>
> Ron N