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the string vibrates 

 as a whole, in thirds, 

 and in fifths, which 

 produces partials, 

 resulting in a fine 

 degree of quality 

 depending upon the 

 number of partials 

 blending with the 

 fundamental. If 

 the string of a piano 

 is struck too near 

 the end a " nasal " 

 tone is produced 

 which is not as 

 pleasing to the ear. 

 Fundamental or 

 Overtone. Briefly, 

 all tones are divided 

 into groups of tones, 

 each having a differ- 

 ent number of vibra- 

 tions. The various 

 tones are called par- 

 tial tones, and the 

 one having the low- 

 est number of vibra- 

 tions is called the 

 fundamental, while 

 the others are called 

 the overtones. As 

 a rule, the funda- 

 mental predomi- 

 nates, but with 

 bells the overtones 

 predominate. If the 

 overtones have vi- 



COMPANY^ 

 PIANO WIRE 

 GAUGE 

 HO. 



13 " 



16 



Vibrations Length of 

 per .String in 



Ke / Second Inches 



C 4138.440 2.0627 



B 3906.168 2.1S54 



AS 3686.931 2.3153 



A 3480.000 2.4530 



GS 3284.682 2.5988 



G 3100.32S 2.7534 



FS 2926.320 2.8199 



F 2762.078 2.9875 



;E 2607.054 3.1652 



DS 2460.732 3.3534 



D 2322.620 3.4406 



CS 2192.262 3.6452 



C 2069.220 3.8619 



B 1953.084 4.0916 



A3 1843.466 4.2194 



A 1740.000 4.4703 



GS 1642.341 4.7361 



G 1550.164 5.0177 



FS 1463.160 5.1883 



F 1381.039 5.4969 



E 1303.527 5.8237 



DS 1230.366 6.1700 



D 1161.310 6.3222 



C* 1096.131 6.6981 



C 1034.610 7.0964 



B 976.542 7.5184 



AS 921.733 7.7571 



A 870.000 8.2184 



GS 821.170 8.7071 



Q 775.082 9.224S 



FIG. 316. 



