bore
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- In sound: Bore configuration and harmonicity
The bore shapes of musical instruments, which have developed over the centuries, have rather interesting effects. Cylindrical and conical bores can produce resonances that are harmonics of the fundamental frequencies, but bores that flare faster than a cone create nonharmonic overtones…
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wind instruments
- In wind instrument: Trumpet-type aerophones
…the starting diameter of a bore otherwise too small to allow the lips to vibrate effectively. It has three internal elements—the cup; the throat, an opening at the base of the cup; and the backbore, which leads to the main tubing—the shape and relationship of which strongly influence an instrument’s…
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