Staring from a triangle wave, this explains why we always get the same musical notes:See also: solving partial differential equations with the Fourier series.
- www.math.hmc.edu/~ajb/PCMI/lecture7.pdf "7.5.1. Musical instruments" is very good. Also mentions that in the piano it is more like an initial speed is applied, and it is not the same as plucking
- music.stackexchange.com/questions/135635/confusion-about-overtones-and-a-slow-motion-video-of-a-plucked-string
- music.stackexchange.com/questions/60833/what-determines-the-relative-volumes-of-the-harmonics-when-plucking-a-guitar-str
TODO: do higher overtones decay faster in time than the base ones?
- www.physicsforums.com/threads/why-do-harmonics-decay-faster-than-the-fundamental.955731/ But presumaby yes, damping force is proportional to speed, and higher harmonics have higher speeds going up and down
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