[Note from the author, dated 5/29/2025: Note from the author, Aaron Soloway, my collaborator in building the siren described here, has created and posted a couple of apps related to the design of the types of instrument described in this article. Most recent is this...
Among the other essays posted on this site is one called “Man, What a Weird World That would Be: Where Would We Be Without Hooke’s Law?”. It talks about the fact that most musical vibrations come about due to the natural resilience or springiness of whatever it is...