HARMONIC DAMPING

This article is a brief description of an easy trick you can use for an interesting and unusual tone quality in string instruments. https://barthopkin.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2-3_harmonic-damper.mp3 The idea is to insert a soft damper, such as a piece of lightweight foam rubber, under the strings at a nodal point for one of the harmonics. If the damper is light enough, then when you pluck…