acousticalLENGTHS



Following table for acoustical lengths, corrected for temperature and gas composition in a wind instrument, is adapted from Cees Nederveen's thesis. Wavelengths (in millimetres) are calculated for a sound velocity of 346 m/s (sonud velocity in the damp and warm air inside the tube is higher than ouside). The table gives notes as they sound, not as they're written. It is based on a concert pitch of A=440Hz and on equal temperament.


C' C c c' c''

B 1401,14 700,57 350,285 175,143 87,571
1484,46 742,23 371,114 185,557 92,779
A 1572,73 786,36 393,182 196,591 98,296
1666,25 833,12 416,562 208,281 104,140
G 1765,33 882,66 441,332 220,666 110,333
1870,30 935,15 467,575 233,787 116,894
F 1981,51 990,76 495,378 247,689 123,845
E 2099,34 1049,67 524,835 262,417 131,209
2224,17 1112,09 556,043 278,022 139,011
D 2356,43 1178,21 589,107 294,554 147,277
2496,55 1248,27 624,137 312,069 156,034
C 2645,00 1322,50 661,250 330,625 165,313

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