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So I hope someone can tell me if I'm on the right track. I've been reading this page and I think I'm starting to understand the nodes of conical instruments. I've known for a long time the difference between closed-end cylindrical instruments like the pan flute and open ended ones like a normal tran...

[Thread revival. - Mod] ...So how does it suddenly switch from the 3rd harmonic to the 2nd just because the bottom end gets a bit bigger. Turns out, it doesn't. It's a gradual change. Thanks so much for this! I'm a flute maker (mostly shakuhachi and quena) and this question has been burning in my m...