Joseph Garrett wrote: > > I have seen the phenomenon of two/three strings being "flatter" then each, > individually. And, I accept Dr. Sanderson's explanation of the reason for > the effect, more or less. However, I have also seen a reverse phenomenon of > the unison being "sharper" then the individual strings! Would someone like > to advance a theory on this???? > Best Regards, > Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon) > > I'm never lost, because everyone is telling me where to go. <G> The explanation most surely lies in a not fully understood set of mechanisms governing string coupling. Read the 5 lectures through a few times,,, grin.. then a few more times... and perhaps some of this will be easier to think through. Personally, I dont think that unisons always loose pitch when coupled either. RicB
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