Bell Harmonic Partials: Difference between revisions
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When the ear-brain hears combinations of high tones, we think we hear a single lower tone. For instance a combination of a Nominal with an octave-Quint sounds like a single tone lower than them both. This may explain why Big Ben sounds to most listeners like an A even though it was cast to be an E. This effect may lead some seniors, with a limited range of hearing, to say that cast bronze bells sound out of tune to them. | When the ear-brain hears combinations of high tones, we think we hear a single lower tone. For instance a combination of a Nominal with an octave-Quint sounds like a single tone lower than them both. This may explain why Big Ben sounds to most listeners like an A even though it was cast to be an E. This effect may lead some seniors, with a limited range of hearing, to say that cast bronze bells sound out of tune to them. | ||
== | == References == | ||
Andre Lehr - The Art of the Carillon in the Low Countries | Andre Lehr - The Art of the Carillon in the Low Countries | ||