Re: ATM "Tuning" a wire spider?

[MLThiebaux <mlt@ns.sympatico.ca>]

At 06:27 PM 8/18/2002 -0700, Jim Miller wrote:
>
>Anyone have some references as to how to determine the tension on a wire
>spider by measuring its note as it's plucked? I was hoping it might be a
>simple function of length and tension...
>

The fundamental frequency  f (in cycles per second) of a stretched string can be found in physics textbooks:

	f = sqrt(T/m)/(2L)

or    T = m(2Lf)^2

where T is the tension (force), m is the mass per unit length, and L is the length.  Let me know if you need help with units.

Martial Thiebaux
Rawdon Hills, Nova Scotia