Harmonics

stunning bass-string shot from urbanscreen on Vimeo.

I found this video of a bass string vibrating. See how harmonics work? The waves visible when the string is plucked are harmonic waves, a fraction in length to the fundamental tone caused by the total length of the vibrating string. I would also like to point out how wide the sting swings. This illustrates clearly why instruments buzz against the fingerbaord or frets, the mortal enemies of luthiers is exposed quite clearly. I don't mean for this as an excuse for a buzzing guitar, but...Yes I do.