Re: harmonics

> From: "Paul H. Erlich" <PERLICH@ACADIAN-ASSET.COM>
> Subject: RE: Re: Harmonics, commercial potential
>
> Robert Valentine wrote,
>
> >Assuming that your fundamental was so low that these super-high
> >harmonics were in the audible range, then they would only sound like
> >beating. Very high harmonics might beat every few years (or every few
> >centurys). For practical purposes, that is fusing in my book.
>
> Robert, there would be no beat rate slower than the fundamental frequency
> itself, no matter how high the harmonics.
>
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Well, I was thinking of fundamentals on the order of 2 hertz. [As
Danny Gatton said about his bassists fifth string "thats a big LOW
note".] Audible harmonics could have beat rates around a century. I'm
not sure about the commercial potential (or physical realisabilty) of
such music.

Bob Valentine