In-class question

Two piano strings have the same tension, are made from the same material, and have the the same length, but string B is thicker (larger diameter). The pitch from string B will be

BLUE: lower than

YELLOW: higher than

PINK: the same as

PURPLE: (not enough information)

that from string A

(How about the loudness of string B?)

 




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