Harmonic generation in organ pipes, recorders, and flutes
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Fletcher, Neville H.; Douglas, Lorna M.
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A simplified treatment is given of the mechanism of sound production in musical instruments driven by air jets, which is sufficiently explicit that semiquantitative predictions can be made about the effects of certain variables upon the harmonic structure of the sound produced. In particular it is found that the amplitude of the even harmonics, generally, and of the second harmonic, particularly, is quite critically dependent upon the offset of the pipe lip from the symmetry plane of the jet. A...[Show more]
dc.contributor.author | Fletcher, Neville H. | |
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dc.contributor.author | Douglas, Lorna M. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-10-30T03:06:16Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0001-4966 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/213247 | |
dc.description.abstract | A simplified treatment is given of the mechanism of sound production in musical instruments driven by air jets, which is sufficiently explicit that semiquantitative predictions can be made about the effects of certain variables upon the harmonic structure of the sound produced. In particular it is found that the amplitude of the even harmonics, generally, and of the second harmonic, particularly, is quite critically dependent upon the offset of the pipe lip from the symmetry plane of the jet. A completely symmetrical relationship (zero offset) reduces the generated amplitude of the second harmonic by a large factor. Experimental results with an adjustable organ pipe are found to confirm these predictions. The implications of these results for the voicing of organ pipes and recorders and for subtle tonal variation in flute playing are briefly discussed. | |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.language.iso | en_AU | |
dc.publisher | Acoustical Society of America | |
dc.rights | © 1980 Acoustical Society of America | |
dc.source | The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America | |
dc.title | Harmonic generation in organ pipes, recorders, and flutes | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
local.description.notes | The author was affiliated with University of New England when the paper was published | |
local.identifier.citationvolume | 68 | |
dc.date.issued | 1980 | |
local.publisher.url | https://asa.scitation.org/ | |
local.type.status | Published Version | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Fletcher, N. H., Department of Electronic Materials Engineering, The Australian National University | |
local.description.embargo | 2037-12-01 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.issue | 3 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage | 767 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage | 771 | |
local.identifier.doi | 10.1121/1.384815 | |
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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