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t = 0
0.05T
0.1T
0.2T
0.3T
0.4T
0.5T
Figure 2.12 Motion of a string plucked one-fifth of the distance from a fixed end. (From N. H.
Fletcher and T. D. Rossing, The Physics of Musical Instruments. Copyright # 1991 by SpringerVerlag, New York. Reprinted by permission.)
Log amplitude
0f
5f
10f
15f
Figure 2.13 Frequency spectrum for a string
plucked one-fifth of the distance from a fixed end.
(From N. H. Fletcher and T. D. Rossing, The
Physics of Musical Instruments. Copyright #
1991 by Springer-Verlag, New York. Reprinted
by permission.)
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