Different instruments have different tone qualities because of the presence and relative strength of:
A)keys.
B)frets.
C)valves.
D)particular partials.
E)fundamental tones.

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Different instruments produce different tone qualities because the presence and relative strength of particular partials vary between instruments. Partial tones are frequencies that are mathematically related to the fundamental frequency of an instrument, and they create the unique timbre, or tone quality, of that instrument. For example, the relative strength of overtones (partials) in a piano string versus a guitar string is different, which results in a different tone quality.

Different Instruments Have Different Tone Qualities Because of the Presence