Yow-yow-yowing bass strings

[John Musselwhite]

At 09:08 AM 21/01/03 -0600, Bob and Ron wrote:

>>I need an accurate scientific explanation for why SOME single bass 
>>strings go yow-yow-yow, when played by themselves.
>
>Hi Bob,
>I don't know. Sorry, I never made a specific attempt to find out why this 
>happens.

On the "Five Lectures" CD there is an audio recording of multiple bass 
strings tuned to the same pitch on which "Yankee Doodle" is played. The 
strings all had different longitudinal mode frequencies, which brought the 
ditty out.

Would those problematic single bass strings have LMFs that are either 
unstable or out of tune with the rest of the string?

                 John



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