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If the tension on a string is ten lbs., it must be increased to 40 lbs. for a pitch an octave higher. [1] A string, tied at A , is kept in tension by W , a suspended weight, and two bridges, B and the movable bridge C , while D is a freely moving wheel; all allowing one to demonstrate Mersenne's laws regarding tension and length [ 1 ]
The end of the string that mounts to the instrument's tuning mechanism (the part of the instrument that turns to tighten or loosen string tension) is usually plain. . Depending on the instrument, the string's other, fixed end may have either a plain, loop, or ball end (a short brass cylinder) that attaches the string at the end opposite the tuning m
where is the tension (in Newtons), is the linear density (that is, the mass per unit length), and is the length of the vibrating part of the string. Therefore: the shorter the string, the higher the frequency of the fundamental; the higher the tension, the higher the frequency of the fundamental
The highest strings must be under the greatest tension, yet must also be thin enough to allow for a low mass density. The limited strength of steel (i.e. a too-thin string will break under the tension) forces the piano designer to use very short and slightly thicker strings, whose short wavelengths thus generate inharmonicity.
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