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Preface; Contents; 1 Introduction; 1.1 The Background; 1.2 The Outline of the Book; References; 2 Description of String Instruments for Classical Music; 2.1 Evolution of String Instruments; 2.1.1 Short Historic Overview; 2.1.2 String Instruments and the Symphony Orchestra; 2.2 String Instruments as Art Objects; 2.2.1 Utility and Beauty, Inseparable Concepts for Baroque Musical Instrument Building; 2.2.2 Precious Materials for Baroque Musical Instruments; 2.3 Organologic Description of String Instruments of a Symphony Orchestra; 2.3.1 Geometry of String Musical Instruments
2.3.1.1 About the Geometry of the Violin2.3.1.2 About the Geometry of the Classical Guitar; 2.3.1.3 About the Geometry of the Concert Harp; 2.3.1.4 About the Geometry of the Grand Piano; 2.3.2 Constitutive Parts of String Instrument; 2.3.2.1 Instruments of the Violin Family; 2.3.2.2 The Classical Guitar; 2.3.2.3 Concert Harp; 2.3.2.4 Grand Piano; 2.3.2.5 Modern Harpsichord; 2.4 Craftsman's Technology for Construction of String Instruments; 2.4.1 Technology for the Manufacture of Instruments of the Violin Family; 2.4.2 Technology for Manufacturing a Concert Classical Guitar
2.4.3 Technology for the Concert Harp2.4.4 Technology for the Grand Piano Soundboard; 2.4.5 The Case of the Harpsichord; 2.5 Directivity of String Instruments; 2.5.1 The Violin Family; 2.5.2 The Concert Harp; 2.5.3 The Grand Piano; 2.6 New Instruments; 2.6.1 The Hutchins-Schelleng Violin Octet; 2.6.2 The Caldersmith Classic Guitar Family; 2.7 Summary; Appendices; Appendix 1: Sizes of the Instruments from the Violin Family; Appendix 2: Mass of Instruments from the Violin Family; Appendix 3: Bracing System for Classical Guitars; References
3 Mechanical Characterisation of Materials for String Instrument3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Mechanical Characterisation of Materials; 3.2.1 Elastic Constants of Materials-Theoretical Aspects; 3.2.1.1 Elastic Constants of Wood; 3.2.1.2 Elastic Constants of Materials Other Than Wood; 3.2.2 Experimental Aspects Related to Elastic Constants Measurements; 3.2.2.1 Resonance Methods on Rods and Plates; (a) Resonance Method on Rods; (b) Resonance Method on Plates; 3.2.2.2 Dynamic Loss Properties of Materials; 3.2.2.3 Ultrasonic Plane Wave Transmission Methods; 3.3 Anisotropy of Wood
3.4 Effect of Wood Moisture Content Variation on Tone Quality 3.5 Summary; Appendices; Appendix 1: Relationships Among the Parameters Measured with the Resonance Method on Plates; Appendix 2: Resonance Method and Relationships Among Elastic Constants Measured on Plates and Wood Technical Constants (Young's Moduli, Shear Moduli and Poisson's Ratios); Appendix 3: Ultrasonic Stiffnesses and Wood Technical Constants (Young's Moduli, Shear Moduli and Poisson's Ratios); Appendix 4: About Acoustic Wave Propagation Phenomena in Anistropic Solids (Musgrave 1970; Auld 1973; Every and Sachse 2001)
2.3.1.1 About the Geometry of the Violin2.3.1.2 About the Geometry of the Classical Guitar; 2.3.1.3 About the Geometry of the Concert Harp; 2.3.1.4 About the Geometry of the Grand Piano; 2.3.2 Constitutive Parts of String Instrument; 2.3.2.1 Instruments of the Violin Family; 2.3.2.2 The Classical Guitar; 2.3.2.3 Concert Harp; 2.3.2.4 Grand Piano; 2.3.2.5 Modern Harpsichord; 2.4 Craftsman's Technology for Construction of String Instruments; 2.4.1 Technology for the Manufacture of Instruments of the Violin Family; 2.4.2 Technology for Manufacturing a Concert Classical Guitar
2.4.3 Technology for the Concert Harp2.4.4 Technology for the Grand Piano Soundboard; 2.4.5 The Case of the Harpsichord; 2.5 Directivity of String Instruments; 2.5.1 The Violin Family; 2.5.2 The Concert Harp; 2.5.3 The Grand Piano; 2.6 New Instruments; 2.6.1 The Hutchins-Schelleng Violin Octet; 2.6.2 The Caldersmith Classic Guitar Family; 2.7 Summary; Appendices; Appendix 1: Sizes of the Instruments from the Violin Family; Appendix 2: Mass of Instruments from the Violin Family; Appendix 3: Bracing System for Classical Guitars; References
3 Mechanical Characterisation of Materials for String Instrument3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Mechanical Characterisation of Materials; 3.2.1 Elastic Constants of Materials-Theoretical Aspects; 3.2.1.1 Elastic Constants of Wood; 3.2.1.2 Elastic Constants of Materials Other Than Wood; 3.2.2 Experimental Aspects Related to Elastic Constants Measurements; 3.2.2.1 Resonance Methods on Rods and Plates; (a) Resonance Method on Rods; (b) Resonance Method on Plates; 3.2.2.2 Dynamic Loss Properties of Materials; 3.2.2.3 Ultrasonic Plane Wave Transmission Methods; 3.3 Anisotropy of Wood
3.4 Effect of Wood Moisture Content Variation on Tone Quality 3.5 Summary; Appendices; Appendix 1: Relationships Among the Parameters Measured with the Resonance Method on Plates; Appendix 2: Resonance Method and Relationships Among Elastic Constants Measured on Plates and Wood Technical Constants (Young's Moduli, Shear Moduli and Poisson's Ratios); Appendix 3: Ultrasonic Stiffnesses and Wood Technical Constants (Young's Moduli, Shear Moduli and Poisson's Ratios); Appendix 4: About Acoustic Wave Propagation Phenomena in Anistropic Solids (Musgrave 1970; Auld 1973; Every and Sachse 2001)