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> Introduction

 

Let us take a look at the violin from a more technical point of view: when a string is made to vibrate by rubbing or plucking, it communicates a frequency to the surrounding air. When these vibrations reach the tympanum (eardrum), they are perceived as sound. Without a medium (air or water), sound cannot be propagated...

1. Sound
2. Acoustics
3. Chords and noise

 

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