Harmonic to have an amplitude higher than the fundamental

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Is it possible for a harmonic (produced by a stringed instrument) to have an amplitude higher than the fundamental. If so how?
 
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For instance, if you restrain the sting in the middle, the second harmonic can be larger than the fundamental. Also, by bowing or plucking at particular locations you can have a harmonic larger than the fundamental.