Reed instruments can use fractional-length resonators because reeds fix the fundamental frequency
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- Reed instruments can use resonators shorter than full pipe length (similarity 0.91)
- Hard reeds fix pitch, freeing resonators to shape only harmonics (similarity 0.85)
- Reed pipes behave as stopped-end resonators, unlike open-ended flue pipes (similarity 0.81)
- Reed vibration frequency depends on reed, air column, and coupling (similarity 0.80)
- The air reed’s fundamental frequency is set solely by resonator length and end condition (similarity 0.79)
- In organ reed pipes the resonator does not control the reed’s frequency (similarity 0.79)
- Musical scales universally favor intervals with small integer frequency ratios (similarity 0.79)
- Reed instruments work as two coupled oscillators, reed and air column (similarity 0.78)
- Wind instruments divide into reed and non-reed sound-source types (similarity 0.78)