to avoid any issues to do with strength, i used the same piece, cut into 5 pieces, each then divided into 5 segments. the frequencies i used were because, in a nutshell, they represent the E notes on a standard tuned guitar, and since the rise in pitch to each note is exponential, it seemed that after a certain point determining an increase in pitch of say, 50Hz, it would become too time consuming.
the 359.2 is a mistake, thats meant to be a 659.2, sorry about that. it also seems that i forgot to mention the control was 95N required to break the surface. (this is the point at which i classified failure) wood was eleven millimeters thick, and the clamps surface area was pi^2.
i kept the wood that i had ot used in a separate room, through two closed doors to avoid the pieces being exposed to the noise beforehand.
again, i seemed to have forgotten to mention that i used a G clamp to test the compression strength of the wood. i apologize for for not mentioning this beforehand.