[CAUT] The fundamental - Where is it?

[Andrew Anderson]

Some cheap microphones are not capable of recording low  
frequencies... ;-)

Andrew Anderson

On Mar 29, 2010, at 10:05 AM, Cy Shuster wrote:

> TuneLab and RCT will show the relative volume of partials, and it's  
> easy to see that there's essentially no audible fundamental until  
> you get up a few octaves.  You can download a trial version of  
> TuneLab and try it (www.tunelab-world.com).  Any cheap microphone  
> will work.
>
> --Cy--
>
> Cy Shuster, RPT
> Albuquerque, NM
> www.shusterpiano.com
>
> On Mar 29, 2010, at 8:31 AM, Donald McKechnie wrote:
>
>> Thanks Fred, I'll look for this book.
>>
>> For anyone - would a good spectrum analyzer find the A0  
>> fundamental? At least on a concert grand? Years ago Chris Robinson  
>> brought a spectrum analyzer to conventions for one of his classes  
>> but I do not remember if he used it to look at the lowest notes.  
>> Quite pricey as I recall.
>>
>> Don
>>
>>> From: Fred Sturm <fssturm at unm.edu>
>>> Date: March 26, 2010 3:13:23 PM EDT
>>> To: caut at ptg.org
>>> Subject: Re: [CAUT] The fundamental - Where is it?
>>> Reply-To: caut at ptg.org
>>>
>>>
>>> Fletcher and Rossing "The Physics of Musical Instruments" 1991  
>>> Springer-Verlag seems to show that the board will produce  
>>> fundamentals, at least at first glance. Some charts in the chapter  
>>> on the piano show the frequencies of as low as A0 having  
>>> amplitude, including a test using a driver (as opposed to the  
>>> string). That is on a quick look, and I have to dash just now.
>>> Regards,
>>> Fred Sturm
>>
>> Donald McKechnie
>> Piano Technician
>> Ithaca College
>> dmckech at ithaca.edu
>> 607.274.3908
>>
>>
>>
>>
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