[pianotech] Does this frequency response include pianos - bottom to

Ron Nossaman rnossaman at cox.net
Fri Oct 9 21:28:34 MDT 2009


Bruce Dornfeld wrote:
> A)  =  27.5 cps
> 
> C8 =  4186 cps
> 
>  
> 
> No one has mentioned that these frequencies are just the fundamental 
> frequencies of the low and high keys on a piano.  

Not really. They are the theoretical calculated fundamental 
frequencies, irrespective of inharmonicity. The real world 
actual low will be some lower, and the high will be some 
higher. Which makes the partials at the high end even higher 
yet, making your observation somewhat understated.

Ron N



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