Negative Inharmonicity

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In a message dated 97-01-23 16:35:52 EST, you write:

<<   The string in question may very well have negative inharmoncity for some
 partials, but it is not clear from your description that this is what you
have.
 When you say that you find F6 to be a little flat, do you mean F6 as the
 8th partial of F3? or F6 as the 2nd partial of F5?  And flat compared to
what?

    -Bob Scott >>

Sorry for any ambiguity in my original post.  When playing F3, tuned to F5
then measuring F6, still playing F3,  I had to set the Accu-tuner to -1.6.
 Hence, an obviously unusable, negative unharmonicity reading.  Also, thanks
Ted for the Journal reference, I'll look it up first thing in the morning.
 And thanks to Jim for the response, but I was in Tune mode, so this should
have been a true reading.  I heard about the phenomenon but had never
observed it.

Allan

Allan L. Gilreath, RPT
Gilreath Piano & Organ Co.
Berry College
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