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Good vibrations (musical acoustics)

Bernard E Richardson

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Can good vibrations reveal the secrets of a Stradivari violin? This article discusses the vibrations of guitars and violins in an attempt to discover the 'secrets' to the construction of fine instruments.


PACS

43.40.Cw Vibrations of strings, rods, and beams

43.75.-z Music and musical instruments

Dates

Issue 1 (January 1990)



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