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Sympathetic string

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frequencies when other strings are sounded. In general, non-played strings respond in sympathy to other strings being played. Two tones of the same pitch will give maximum sympathetic resonance as all harmonics of both strings will overlap. Other harmonic combinations will cause sympathetic resonance
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is normally unable to produce effective sympathetic string resonance for tones other than E (resonance from the 6th and 5th strings, tuned to E and A, respectively), B (from the 6th string), D (from the 4th string), and A (from the 5th and 4th strings). (The treble strings are negligible in practice,
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family appeared in the middle of the 17th century that were fitted with an extra choir of thin wire strings running through a hollow chamber through the neck of the instrument, the head of which was then elongated to accommodate as many extra tuning pegs as necessary. These were generally called
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do not have additional strings, but make use of the effect by allowing their playing strings to vibrate sympathetically when they are not being played directly. In keyboard instruments like the piano, the string dampers can be raised to produce this effect.
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at the fifth, fourth and major third. For example, an A string at 440 Hz will cause an E string at 330 Hz to resonate, because they share an overtone of 1320 Hz (3 x 440 = 4 x 330 = 1320; third overtone of A and fourth overtone of E).
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instruments and a variety of folk instruments. They are typically not played directly by the performer (except occasionally as an effect), only indirectly through the tones that are played on the main strings, based on the principle of
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Yepes, Narciso. 1981 "Narciso Yepes and His 10-String Guitar". Interview-Article by Allan Kozinn. The New York Times, Nov. 22: p. D21
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Sympathetic strings are used to enhance the sound of an instrument. Some instruments have only a few sympathetic strings such as the
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Yepes, Narciso. 1978. "The 10-String Guitar: Overcoming the Limitations of Six Strings". Interview by Larry Snitzler.
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Ramirez III, Jose. 1994. "The Ten-String Guitar" in Things About the Guitar. Bold Strummer. pp. 137-141.
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scale, bringing the guitar's sound closer to the consistency and sustainability of the
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in Indian music) will vibrate in response, providing a lingering halo of sound.
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Detail of a sarangi, showing its sympathetic strings under three playing strings
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lower or higher than the catalyst note, although it can occur for other
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as they are almost constantly being fingered.) However, the
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The musician retunes the sympathetic strings for each
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Index

Sympathetic strings

Hardanger fiddle

Indian
Baroque
sympathetic resonance
fundamental frequency
octave
intervals
fifth
Hardanger fiddle
sitar
sarod
sarangi
viola
viola d'amore
baryton
harp
lute
guitar
harpsichord
piano
guitar
ten-string guitar
Narciso Yepes
resonant frequency
chromatic
harpsichord
piano

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