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David Runnion wrote:
>Walter Meyer wrote:
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>>... As I recall, on the violin, the D string is neither the highest
>>not the lowest. Apparently some other property must govern intensity
>>of resonance.
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>I think Mimi must have meant G, not D, corresponding to the lowest open
>string which, like C for cello, makes the instrument resonate naturally
>from the overtones.
Right you are. In addition, as you move through the circle of sharps,
each new key "loses" and open string... Key of D loses the open c string
of viola and cello, and key of A loses the open G string of all of the
stringed instruments.
Mimi
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