Register holes exploit mode geometry to suppress one mode while sparing others.

Evidence

Overblowing is supported in instruments such as the recorder by opening a small “register” or “vent” hole, which is positioned such that it is at the pressure antinode for unwanted modes, and these modes will be suppressed. — David M. Howard, Jamie Angus, Acoustics and Psychoacoustics, 1191 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

  • XREF: connects to: Register holes force a jump to a higher mode by removing harmonic support.; A register hole suppresses unwanted modes by sitting at their pressure antinode — David M. Howard, Jamie Angus, Acoustics and Psychoacoustics, 1191; A register hole kills one resonance while sparing another.

Broader Connections