>>Isn't the low A string on a bass 55Hz? >>What frequency would the low B on a 5/6 string bass be then? >>Aprox 30Hz. I also see that a lot of new bassguitaramps (eg. Trace Elliot) >>has gotten a "new" frequency control of 32 Hz after the 5/6string basses >>got so popular. >> >>I can hear it :) > >This is the case - the lowest notes on a piano go down to about 25hz or so >(the extra keys on a Bosendorfer down to 16hz!). > > >Mike > Actually on most pianos the fundamentals of the lowest tones are missing because the soundboard can not radiate such frequencies. They mostly have lower limits in the range of 40-50Hz. You hear these fundamentals, but what you hear is your perception making them up from the difference frequency of the higher partial tones. Thomas Thomas Peitzmann Institut für Kernphysik Universität Münster Wilhelm-Klemm Str. 9 D-48153 Münster Tel.: +49-251-8334965 FAX: +49-251-8334962 email: peitzmann@...