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 John Musselwhite, RPT - Calgary, Alberta Canada http://www.musselwhite.com http://canadianpianopage.com/calgary Pianotech IRC chats Tuesday and Thursday nights and Sunday Mornings http://www.bigfoot.com/~kmvander/ircpiano.html
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