A necessary condition for double-decay envelopes in stringed instruments.
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Publication Date
2021-12Journal Title
J Acoust Soc Am
ISSN
0001-4966
Publisher
Acoustical Society of America (ASA)
Volume
150
Issue
6
Pages
4375-4384
Type
Article
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Woodhouse, J. (2021). A necessary condition for double-decay envelopes in stringed instruments.. J Acoust Soc Am, 150 (6), 4375-4384. https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0009012
Abstract
Measurements of body vibration characteristics of five different stringed musical instruments have been used to address the question of whether and when they might be expected to produce transient response featuring a "double decay" sound profile. The phenomenon has been well documented and studied in the context of the piano but has not been systematically studied for other instruments. The results show considerable variation among instruments. The piano is indeed predicted to show double decays over most of its range. In the tested guitar, by contrast, double decays are likely to be confined to a few notes near strong body resonances. Other instruments fall between these extremes. The lute and the mandolin, both normally strung with double strings, should both exhibit double decays over much of their playing range, especially towards the higher end. The banjo is single-strung but is also predicted to show strong double decays, especially for higher notes in its range.
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External DOI: https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0009012
This record's URL: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/332892
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