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IN view of the fact that in the violin the bow is often held inclined to the string, it was presumed that the bow produced both a longitudinal and a transverse force at the point of contact during bowing. The vibration of the violin string would, therefore, be the superposition of the vibrations due to these two separate forces.
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RAY, S. Melde's String vibrated by Rotating Pulley. Nature 129, 246 (1932). https://doi.org/10.1038/129246a0
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