Peer review

Peer review

Whole article:

  • The section titles don't have to include "of the Antara Panpipe"; e.g. "History of the Antara Panpipe" can just be "History".
  • The article should have pictures and diagrams. Pictures of the instrument would probably help a lot with understanding the "Structure" section.

Introductory paragraph:

  • "tube-based": what exactly does this mean? Use a technical term instead?
  • "similar models": what does "model" mean here? Similar instruments? Similar how?
  • "all over the world from Asia to North America": what parts of the world are not included? If it really is found everywhere, "all over the world" should suffice.
  • "sound physics": maybe "acoustic properties" would be better?

History of the Antara Panpipe:

  • "brought worldwide": word choice. "Distributed", "spread", "introduced to the rest of the world"?
  • "has merged with other panflutes across America and Europe": What does this mean? The design changed and became indistinguishable from other panflutes? It influenced other panflutes so they became like the Antara panpipes? Both? Something else?

Structure of the Antara Panpipe:

  • How are the pipes joined together? Are they arranged side by side? In a circle like the sheng?
  • "increase in length gradually as the pipes increase in number": does this mean that each subsequent pipe is longer than the last? How much longer?
  • "Since the panpipes are close at each end, when someone plays the instrument, the pipes produce a sound wave reflection": what does this mean? Please describe in technical terms.
  • "If the pipes are open": at one end or both?
  • "a higher octave": does this mean "an octave higher"? The fundamental is higher, or a different harmonic is most prominent?
  • "A faster and easy method to fine-tune a panflute is to use rubber stoppers and corks": faster than what? How are the stoppers and corks used, exactly? How do they affect the pitch?
  • "end-blown flute": what does this mean? How is this different from other kinds of flutes?
  • "The length of each tube of the panpipe determines how the sound will be produced. Therefore, the length of the tube determines its fundamental frequency": this says the same thing twice. And what is the relationship between pipe length and fundamental frequency? What physically causes this phenomenon?
  • "decreasive tape": "taper"? Does this mean a tapering/conical bore?
  • "as the article reports": unnecessary. Cut this.
  • "A narrow tube will sound "reedy", while a wide one will sound "flutey"": what does this mean in acoustic terms? High harmonics are more prominent, etc.?
  • "A more exact method": more exact than what?
  • "subtract this value from the tube length": using what units? Centimetres? Inches?

How to Use an Antara Panpipe:

  • The Wikipedia style guide advises avoiding the use of "you". This section reads like an instruction manual rather than a description. Consider retitling it "Technique" or something similar and rewriting it accordingly.
  • "duller": what does this mean in musical and/or acoustic terms? Lower fundamental frequency? Less high harmonics?

Sound Radiation

  • "closed tube": closed at one end or both?
  • "all of increasing length, connected parallel to one another": are the tubes connected as in air flows between them, or connected structurally? What does "increasing length" mean?
  • "air particles are moved by a force": what force?
IanCarpick (talk)00:29, 26 March 2018