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Why dragging a bow makes a steady note: stick-slip and Helmholtz's travelling kink A bow moves at a steady speed, yet the string under it vibrates in an exact rhythm hundreds of times a second. The secret is stick-slip: rosin grips the… Music & Sound4 min read30 Oct