What Tones (Frequencies) Will My aeolian Harp Make?
Some General Rules You Must Remember: For an Aeolian Harp, the wind will only augment those tones (frequencies) that the “string” can already naturally resonate at: For any string, these are the same frequencies, you can hear when it is stroked by a violin bow. I could give you the physics equations for the tones (frequencies) that a string will resonate at, but it is simply better to remember that the relations for any string go as follows: Higher tones come from lighter weight, shorter, & tighter strings. Lower tones come from heavier weight, longer & looser strings. You already know this from observing many stringed musical instruments. Therefore, to get the the lowest notes, you must have very large heavy and very long wires, of low tension. These give low frequency POSSIBLE TONES: Now on The Seolian Harp, the wind “acts on these possibilities” to give you a result, just like a musician playing his instrument: So strangely enough, for very low notes you need VERY slow wind speeds,
