
We report measurements on the synchronization properties of organ pipes. First, we investigate influence of an external acoustical signal from a loudspeaker on the sound of an organ pipe. Second, the mutual influence of two pipes with different pitch is analyzed. In analogy to the externally driven, or mutually coupled self-sustained oscillators, one observes a frequency locking, which can be explained by synchronization theory. Further, we measure the dependence of the frequency of the signals emitted by two mutually detuned pipes with varying distance between the pipes. The spectrum shows a broad “hump” structure, not found for coupled oscillators. This indicates a complex coupling of the two organ pipes leading to nonlinear beat phenomena.
Institut für Physik und Astronomie, Classical Physics (physics.class-ph), FOS: Physical sciences, Physics - Classical Physics, Pattern Formation and Solitons (nlin.PS), Nonlinear Sciences - Chaotic Dynamics, Nonlinear Sciences - Pattern Formation and Solitons, Nonlinear Sciences - Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems, Chaotic Dynamics (nlin.CD), Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems (nlin.AO)
Institut für Physik und Astronomie, Classical Physics (physics.class-ph), FOS: Physical sciences, Physics - Classical Physics, Pattern Formation and Solitons (nlin.PS), Nonlinear Sciences - Chaotic Dynamics, Nonlinear Sciences - Pattern Formation and Solitons, Nonlinear Sciences - Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems, Chaotic Dynamics (nlin.CD), Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems (nlin.AO)
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