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[Phys-l] Harmonics vs Overtones



My understanding is that the language of harmonics is for vibration
frequencies that are all multiples of the smallest one. Overtones are
the generic term used for the vibration frequencies of any struck body
and which have been ordered from the smallest to the highest. When the
medium of vibration involves propagation of waves in one dimension there
are harmonics (strings, organ pipes). Two and three dimensional media
propagation will involve only overtone language (cymbals, drums).



James Espinosa