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All violinists believe so. The springs (= violin string) properties of frequency and timbre can be altered by the pressure of the bow against the string.

Even in a simple coiled spring, you'll find the period of the pluck waves will change as the spring is elongated. But the purist will point out (correctly) that it is now a different spring.

My favourite demonstration is of a rubber band about 200 mm long, with a mass at the lower end. This spring+mass apparatus has at least three resonant periods!

First is that of a simple pendulum.

Second is that of a torsional resonance (much slower).

Third is that of the vertical oscillation of a spring-mass system.

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