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In
Piano Strobe, a piano sound board is exposed so that visitors
may investigate the behavior of its strings as they vibrate
and produce sounds. By setting the strings in motion, it is
difficult to tell which strings are producing which sounds.
By adjusting the frequency of a strobe light, viewers can
visually isolate a particular tone or string and begin to
see the harmonic relationships between them. If the strobe
flashes at the same speed that a string is vibrating, the
string will appear to be motionless. Other motionless
strings can also be discovered--those which vibrate at regular
multiples of the original string.
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