Long-ringing reeds restrict vibration to a narrow frequency band

Evidence

If a plucked reed continues to vibrate for a long time, then it has a strong tendency to vibrate at a frequency within a narrow range, but if it vibrates for a short time, there is a wide range of frequencies over which it is able to vibrate. — David M. Howard, Jamie Angus, Acoustics and Psychoacoustics, 1200

Categorization

• QUESTION: The duration-bandwidth tradeoff parallels Fourier uncertainty in signal processing; worth connecting to psychoacoustic masking ideas.
• XREF: connects to: A reed’s oscillatory persistence width is set by its material and mounting — David M. Howard, Jamie Angus, Acoustics and Psychoacoustics, 1200