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Open Organ Pipes

A cylindrical acoustic pipe open at both ends, containing displacement antinodes at both openings.

f_n = n v / (2 L) (n = 1, 2, 3, ...) Hz Waves, Oscillations & Acoustics

Overtones

Any resonant frequency higher than the fundamental frequency in a musical sound.

First Overtone = 2nd Harmonic (for strings) Hz