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... upper partials are not much required , the first mode of vibration being that commonly utilized . + These vibrations of rods rise to their highest musical character. Fig . 8. - Nail - fiddle . Fig . 9. - Zanze . Fig . 12. -. c 2 1. ] 19 ...
... upper partials are not much required , the first mode of vibration being that commonly utilized . + These vibrations of rods rise to their highest musical character. Fig . 8. - Nail - fiddle . Fig . 9. - Zanze . Fig . 12. -. c 2 1. ] 19 ...
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... upper partials are singularly evanescent , and soon leave the fundamental practically pure and uncomplicated . This im- portant acoustical property is materially increased by mounting the fork on a resonance chamber , which reinforces ...
... upper partials are singularly evanescent , and soon leave the fundamental practically pure and uncomplicated . This im- portant acoustical property is materially increased by mounting the fork on a resonance chamber , which reinforces ...
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... upper partials . But from ac- cidental irregularities of shape , added to the varying specific gravity of cast metal , no church bell speaks with a single foundation sound , or with only a single series of harmonics . There is a common ...
... upper partials . But from ac- cidental irregularities of shape , added to the varying specific gravity of cast metal , no church bell speaks with a single foundation sound , or with only a single series of harmonics . There is a common ...
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... upper partials , producing a strong , hard , and somewhat harsh sound , which is of great service scientifically , because it per- fectly discriminates all the consonances , allowing a slight error to be immediately detected by ...
... upper partials , producing a strong , hard , and somewhat harsh sound , which is of great service scientifically , because it per- fectly discriminates all the consonances , allowing a slight error to be immediately detected by ...
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... Partials . The affiliated or secondary waves , when occurring in the same period as the primary , are termed harmonics , overtones , or most accurately , upper partial tones . The character given to a particular note by their presence ...
... Partials . The affiliated or secondary waves , when occurring in the same period as the primary , are termed harmonics , overtones , or most accurately , upper partial tones . The character given to a particular note by their presence ...
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bassoon beats bell Cambridge cartilages cavity chords clarinet comma consonant corresponding Crown 8vo density Edition elastic ELEMENTARY TREATISE English enharmonic equal temperament Eton College excited experiments Extra fcap fifth flame flute fork fundamental note give harmonic harmonium heard heat Helmholtz HISTORY human voice instrument intervals J. P. MAHAFFY John's College keyboard keys late Fellow LATIN length longitudinal Lord Rayleigh lower major sixth Mathematical membrane metal method metres Minor Sixth minor third monochord motion musical tones named nodes number of vibrations numerous Illustrations oboe octave ordinary organ Owens College Oxford perfect perfect fifths pipe pitch plate prime tone produced Professor ratio reed resonance rotating scale schismas School semitone sharpened siren sonorous source of sound stopped string temperament temperature termed tonometer tube tuned tuning-fork unison upper partial tones velocity of sound vibration number violin wave wave-length
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