Suppose a piano tuner hears 3 beats per second when listening to the combined sound from a tuning fork and the piano wire being tuned. After slightly tightening the string, 5 beats per second are heard. Should the string be loosened or tightened?

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Ember

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2 August, 14:16

Suppose a piano tuner hears 3 beats per second when listening to the combined sound from a tuning fork and the piano wire being tuned. After slightly tightening the string, 5 beats per second are heard. Should the string be loosened or tightened?

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Sarahi Fields · Answer 1

Answer ... The string should be loosened.

Explanation:

It should be understood that, the lower the beating frequency, the closer the string is to being in the tune.