Partial Pitch Drop

Richard Brekne Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no
Wed, 14 Mar 2001 09:33:28 +0100


Yea.... me too.. late last nite I started dinking around with this... So...
how do we explain that some partials can loose pitch as the strings energy
dissipates, and yet other partial seem uneffected ?..... scratching my head.

Don wrote:

> Hi Richard,
>
> I took measurements on a small upright that indicated that some partials
> rose while others dropped. I checked the pitch immediately, then at one
> second, etc.
>
> At 08:24 PM 3/13/01 +0100, you wrote:
> >List
> >
> >Was tuning a Steinway C today
>
> Regards,
> Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T.
>
> Tuner for the Saskatchewan Centre of the Arts
>
> mailto:drose@dlcwest.com
> http://donrose.xoasis.com/
>
> 3004 Grant Rd.
> REGINA, SK
> S4S 5G7
> 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner

--
Richard Brekne
RPT, N.P.T.F.
Bergen, Norway
mailto:Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no




This PTG archive page provided courtesy of Moy Piano Service, LLC