Guitar string tension: effect of total length

In summary, there is no theoretical reason to expect that the total length of a guitar string will have any effect on its tension.
  • #36
^ Ahhh, ok- if that's the case, then definitely. :-)

(I don't remember if it was in this thread where someone mentioned how acoustic pianos are designed so that the felt hammers strike at 1/7L soas to better avoid exciting the lowest dissonant harmonic, #7...)
 
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  • #37
I invented "the sustainer"
 
  • #38
HowlerMonkey said:
I invented "the sustainer"

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