[sdiy] Harmonics Question

[Mattias Rickardsson]

On 3 November 2011 04:51, Kyle Stephens <lightburnx at yahoo.com> wrote:
> This has always been rather unclear to me: are harmonics measured in integers because that's an "easy" metric to employ, or do they occur naturally in integer multiples? Did the phenomenon or its measurement come first?

Albeit late, I can't help spreading this link to a video that explains
overtones, timbres, etc in a quite brilliant way. I wish all
non-sound-nerds would see it as well:
http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2011/08/24/vi-hart-noises/

(I also can't help wondering why that has always been rather unclear
to you? Maybe I don't even understand the question, who knows.:)

/mr  -  vibrating at frequencies ridiculously near yours