Re: Wire size calculations
By Douglas K. Rhodes
In the digest for 96.04.25, Craig Brougher says, in part:
> The "cello-like" tones of a Mason-Hamlin are built around a very
> high tension scale. So you can build a somewhat thicker bass string
> with more mass and stretch it tighter to raise the pitch. This changes
> the partials and ideally puts them more equidistant along the string.
> This, I believe, favors the even harmonics, strengthening them over the
> odd harmonics.
I'm searching for the appropriate keys on the computer to indicate the symbol for one raised eyebrow. I wonder if Craig would mind explaining exactly what he means by "putting the partials more equidistant along the string", and how one would verify that that has actually occurred, either by measurement or mathematical modeling.
Cheers
Doug Rhodes
[ Editor's Note: ;8-) or ;:-)
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