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==Getting started== | == Getting started == | ||
To get started with the Ekdahl FAR there are a number of key concepts and other bits of information that you need to know, the instrument works on a principle quite unlike anything else thus to get the most out of it i implore you to take a few minutes and read this document. | To get started with the Ekdahl FAR there are a number of key concepts and other bits of information that you need to know, the instrument works on a principle quite unlike anything else thus to get the most out of it i implore you to take a few minutes and read this document. | ||
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The overtone(s) to be emphasized are selected by the [[The Ekdahl FAR - Getting started#harmonic number|harmonic number]]<nowiki/>s where harmonic 0 is the fundamental frequency of the string and all overtones are being calculated from this fundamental using the selected [[The Ekdahl FAR - Getting started#harmonic table|harmonic table]]. The default [[The Ekdahl FAR - Getting started#harmonic table|harmonic table]] is using just intonation in a 12-tone scale, thus harmonic 12 will be one octave above the fundamental, harmonic -12 will be on octave below etc. The effective range, resonance and sound of harmonics available depends on the string tuning and the physical maximum and minimum speed of the bowing motor. | The overtone(s) to be emphasized are selected by the [[The Ekdahl FAR - Getting started#harmonic number|harmonic number]]<nowiki/>s where harmonic 0 is the fundamental frequency of the string and all overtones are being calculated from this fundamental using the selected [[The Ekdahl FAR - Getting started#harmonic table|harmonic table]]. The default [[The Ekdahl FAR - Getting started#harmonic table|harmonic table]] is using just intonation in a 12-tone scale, thus harmonic 12 will be one octave above the fundamental, harmonic -12 will be on octave below etc. The effective range, resonance and sound of harmonics available depends on the string tuning and the physical maximum and minimum speed of the bowing motor. | ||
==Terminology== | == Terminology == | ||
[[File:Zoom - bow.png|alt=The Ekdahl FAR bowing assembly, marks the bowing jack and the bowing wheel|thumb|The Ekdahl FAR bowing assembly]] | [[File:Zoom - bow.png|alt=The Ekdahl FAR bowing assembly, marks the bowing jack and the bowing wheel|thumb|The Ekdahl FAR bowing assembly]] | ||
* <span id="bowing_wheel">''Bowing wheel''</span> - the wheel attached to the bowing motor, which is actually rubbing against the string | * <span id="bowing_wheel">''Bowing wheel''</span> - the wheel attached to the bowing motor, which is actually rubbing against the string | ||