On Fri, 18 Aug 1995, Michael Wathen 556-9565 wrote: > >time is actually shorter, by a factor of three or more. On middle C, the > >contact time for a pianissimo blow may be typically, say, 4 milliseconds, > >while at ff, the hammer is off the string in 1.5 milliseconds, creating a > >sound richer in high partials. > > > >Bob > > Question: why does a shorter string contact time translate to a "sound richer > in higher partials"? > > Michael Wathen The hammer that stays on the string longer actually mutes partials that would otherwise be vibrating while the hammer is on the string. If the hammer stayed on the string 1 second it would be muting all vibration (blocking). If it stayed on the string only 1 _micro_, second all audible partials would be heard. Right?? David M. Porritt, RPT SMU - Dallas
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