Abstract
Sound spectra were obtained from ten bells from the 5th–12th centuries BC by striking them at the appropriate sui and gu locations. Although considerably different in size, shape, and ornamentation, all the bells had oval cross sections and thus exhibited two‐tone behavior [T. D. Rossing et al., J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 83, 369 (1988)]. Frequency ratios of the two fundamental (2,0) modes range from 1.11–1.31 (181–473 ¢). In most spectra, it is possible to identify two partials most likely associated with two (3,0) modes that have frequencies 2.32–3.29 times the lowest (2,0) mode. The spectra of these bells are compared to those of other Chinese bells, including those of the renowned Zenghou Yi.
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