6-2 Background

We know that strings, pipes, and membranes can vibrate with many frequencies simultaneously. Now, we will learn what determines the frequencies that are produced. This includes how the vibration is initiated and the structural characteristics of the instrument. (Here, structural characteristics considers the factors that will affect the vibrations such as the base that the string is mounted to, the bell at the end of a trumpet, or the kettle under a drum head.)

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