“Kimura makes a violin string vibrate in a totally new way. In physics we call this a driven and damped non-linear system, which we are particularly preoccupied with in our research,” Hanssen said. Driven and damped systems are, respectively, ones in which an outside force either stimulates or quashes a vibration. Nonlinear systems are ones in which there is no simple relation between a disturbance and the response to it.All she needs now is an amp that goes up to eleven.
Kimura said that if Hanssen’s team comes up with any answers, these may be useful to her, by suggesting yet new avenues to manipulate tones. “As an artist you are always searching for ways to expand the sound,” she said.
Jul 12, 2006
violin subharmonics
Mix a musician with freaky talent and physicists with too much free time, and what do you get?
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I am trying to understand the basic physics of subharmonics on string instruments. My internet research has giving me only vague and incomplete answers. Some sources have outright stated they do not yet understand what is going on. Is there any good theories out there that are accessible to a non-scientist?? I really need to know.
I don't know how this comment things works. But maybe if someone has answers they can e-mail me:
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