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Why is note produces by an open organ pipe sweeter that that produced by a closed organ pipe of same length?

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This is because the note produced by an open organ pipe consists of both odd and even harmonics but the note produced by a closed organ pipe consists of only the odd harmonics. So, note of open organ pipe consists of large number of overtones of harmonics and hence it is sweeter to our ears.
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