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== Timbre ==
== Timbre ==


Pronounce as <i>tamber</i>. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timbre Timbre] is the result of the interplay of various factors that give a note played on various instruments their particular and generally recognizable voice. You hear a note on a piano, bell or violin and recognized the instrument because of its familiar timbre. Experienced ears can hear the difference between manufacturers and luthiers of fine instruments. See our article on [[Bell_Harmonic_Partials bell harmonics]] to begin to understand what makes a bell sound like a bell and also note differences between [[Cast_Bell_Foundries|bell foundries]].
Pronounce as <i>tamber</i>. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timbre Timbre] is the result of the interplay of various factors that give a note played on various instruments their particular and generally recognizable voice. You hear a note on a piano, bell or violin and recognized the instrument because of its familiar timbre. Experienced ears can hear the difference between manufacturers and luthiers of fine instruments. See our article on [[Bell_Harmonic_Partials|bell harmonics]] to begin to understand what makes a bell sound like a bell and also note differences between [[Cast_Bell_Foundries|bell foundries]].


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