Picking Up Good, and Subtle, Vibrations from Steel
In this article physicists analyze the rich harmonics of a folk instrument, the steelpan. Scientists are discovering that steel drums produce a surprisingly rich array of harmonic overtones and couplings between notes that fuse to form haunting sounds which are fast catching on around the world.
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The New York Times
9-Jul-96
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| Subjects: | Steel drum (Musical instrument), > Tuning, Steel drum (Musical instrument), > History, Steel bands (Music), > Trinidad and Tobago, > History, Steel drum (Musical instrument), > Construction, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2139/40594 |
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