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IN your number of Nov. 1, p. 6, I noticed an article the object of which was to account for the existence of “partials.” Were the theory therein set forth correct, we should have a constant number of “partials” for any given “fundamental” tone of constant force regardless of its source; whereas it is a well-known fact that, while the tones of some instruments are rich in “partials,” those of other instruments have but few.
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VARLEY, C. “Partials”. Nature 29, 57 (1883). https://doi.org/10.1038/029057a0
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