Good wind instruments align tube resonances onto each partial of the drive note

Evidence

The resonances of tubes of various shapes are not generally equally spaced in frequency. They are a property of the tube, whereas the partials discussed in the preceding paragraph are a property of the drive. Much of the strategy for making a good wind instrument involves aligning the tube resonances so that they are based on a harmonic series—that is, equally spaced. Then, for special frequencies, each partial of a lip buzzed note (the drive) will fall on its own resonance of the tube, which greatly assists the loudness, timbre, nonlinear feedback resonance, and playability of the instrument. The key is to keep separate the concepts of a series of partials and a series of tube resonances. — Eric J. Heller, Why You Hear What You Hear- An…, 1478

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to driven-oscillator physics from earlier mechanics chapters — the drive wins over the resonator, but resonance shapes amplitude.