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Aliquot stringing
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Aliquot stringing is the use of extra, un-struck strings in a piano for the purpose of enriching the tone. Aliquot systems use an additional string in each note of the top three piano octaves. This st
The aliquot strings are one octave higher and are therefore shorter.
The aliquot strings are one octave higher and are therefore shorter.
Sympathetic string
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Sympathetic strings or resonance strings are auxiliary strings found on many Indian musical instruments, as well as some Western Baroque instruments and a variety of folk instruments.
Aliquot stringing
…the other three strings so that it is not struck by the hammer. Whenever the hammer strikes the three conventional strings, the aliquot string vibrates sympathetically. Aliquot stringing broadens the vibrational energy throughout the instrument, and creates an unusually complex and colorful tone. The word aliquot…
Hardanger fiddle, showing sympathetic strings underneath playing strings
Hardanger fiddle, showing sympathetic strings underneath playing strings
Detail of a sarangi, showing its sympathetic strings under three playing strings
Detail of a sarangi, showing its sympathetic strings under three playing strings