Inharmonicity

[Philippe Errembault]

Robert,

I wonder why a violin would, less than a piano, have inharmonicity...
It has exactly the same mechanical reasons as a piano to have it, hasn't it 
?

I would understand that it has less inharmonicity because, violin's string
are less stiff than piano strings, but it still should have some...

Philippe

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Scott" <robert.scott at tunelab-world.com>
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 04, 2007 12:54 PM
Subject: Re: Inharmonicity


> Joseph Garrett wrote:
>
>> RicB said: "Inharmonicity is a distinctive characteristic of pianos."
>>
>> Ric,
>> I competely disagree. All instruments have inharmonicity; just less than 
>> the piano.
>> Joe
> Well, not exactly.  A pipe organ does not have any inharmonicity. Neither 
> does a violin (when it is being bowed).  These instruments produce true 
> harmonics that are exactly multiples of their fundamentals. And some 
> instruments have more inharmonicity than a piano - like for instance 
> chimes.
>
> Robert Scott
> Ypsilanti, Michigan
>
>