Re: Concert Pitch (a second try)

[Hans Aberg]

On 6 Apr 2009, at 00:11, Hans Aberg wrote:

> > Depending on the design of the instrument, some instruments have a  
> > lowest (pedal) note whose wavelength is twice the length of the  
> > instrument and can play all harmonics thereof (1/2, 2/2, 3/2...),
> > while others have a pedal note whose wavelength is four times the  
> > length of the instrument but can only play the odd harmonics  
> > thereof (1/4, 3/4, 5/4 ...).
>
> This is for pipes. Strings should have the length of the wave length  
> in the string (not the sir, though). ...

This is wrong for strings: they get the same series as for open pipes.  
They get a standing wave with minimum amplitude at both ends, and can  
have a maximum in the middle, so the whole thing is one half wave  
length.

  Hans