Editing Mbira (section)

==Acoustics==
[[Lamellophones]] are instruments which have little tines, or "lamellae", which are played by plucking. Unlike stringed instruments or air-column instruments like flutes, the [[overtones]] of a plucked lamella are [[Inharmonicity|inharmonic]], giving the mbira a characteristic sound.  The inharmonic overtones are strongest in the [[ADSR envelope|attack]] and die out rather quickly, leaving an almost pure tone.  When a tine is plucked, the adjacent tines also create secondary vibrations that increase the harmonic complexity of an individual note.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Chapman |first1=David M. F. |title=The tones of the kalimba (African thumb piano) |journal=[[The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America]] |date=January 2012 |volume=131 |issue=1 |pages=945–950 |doi=10.1121/1.3651090|pmid=22280717 |bibcode=2012ASAJ..131..945C }}</ref>