Harmonic versus inharmonic spectra of a note are plainly perceptible to a listener

Evidence

This demonstration illustrates the difference when string sounds of an electric guitar are realised with harmonic versus inharmonic spectra. First you hear the harmonic and afterwards the inharmonic version of a short melody The following demonstrations present the sounds A through F played on a Steinway-Welte-Reproduction-Grand tuned to 432 Hz versus 440 Hz. — Professor Dr.-Ing. Hugo Fastl, Professor Dr.-Ing. Eberhard, Psychoacoustics- Facts and Models, 3367

Categorization

• XREF: Relates to the reader’s broader pitch/perception reading: virtual pitch and spectral pitch studies in the same book rely on this harmonic-versus-inharmonic distinction.