Musical acoustics research on the classical guitar

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[edit] Laboratories

[edit] Researches

[edit] Doctoral thesis

  • Henri Penttinen: “Acoustic timbre enhancement of guitar pickup signals with digital filters”. Helsinki University of Technology, Laboratory of Acoustic and Audio Signals Processing, Espoo, Finland. Thesis and Summary in PDF.
  • Stephen Richardson “Acoustical Parameters for the Classical Guitar” University of Wales. Summary
  • Caroline Traube : “An interdisciplinary study of the timbre of the classical guitar”, thesis in Music Technology, Faculté de musique, Université McGill, Montréal, Canada, 2004.
  • Howard Wright "The Acoustics and Psychoacoustics of the guitar" Summary, audio example, and entire thesis in postscript or pdf format

External links

[edit] Articles

  • Caroline Traube, Philippe Depalle: "Deriving the plucking point location along a guitar string from the least-square estimation of a comb filter delay". Actes de la conférence CCECE 2003, Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering, Montréal, Canada, 4-7 mai 2003.
  • Caroline Traube, Julius O. Smith: "Extracting the fingering and the plucking points on a guitar string from a recording", Proceedings of the 2001 IEEE Workshop on Applications of Signal Processing to Audio and Acoustics, New Paltz, New York, 21-24 October 2001, pp. 7-10. (.pdf)
  • Caroline Traube, Julius O. Smith: "Estimating the plucking point on a guitar string", Actes de la conférence DAFx-00, Conference on Digital Audio Effects, Vérone, Italie, décembre 2000, pp. 153-158.

[edit] The Catgut Acoustical Society Library

Newsletters & Journals (1964 - 1999)

[edit] A

  • Allen, J. B. Harmonic structure of an aging guitar string (abstract) 22:20 11/74
  • Boullosa, R. The use of transient excitation for guitar frequency response testing 36:17-20 11/81
  • Bower, V. E. Die Akustik der Gitarre in Einzeldarstellungen by Jürgen Meyer -- Book review 46:45-46 11/86 Manual of Guitar Technology by Franz Jahnel -- Book review 48:33 11/87

[edit] C

  • Caldersmith, G. W. Low range guitar function and design 27:19-25 05/77 The guitar family -- Prospectus 38:22-23 11/82
  • Carruth, A. Great Guitars by Robert Shaw -- Book review 3.4:60 11/97 An experiment in wood substitution on the classical guitar 3.5:24-28 05/98
  • Chaigne, A.,Rosen, M.: Analysis of guitar tones 3.8:24-31 11/99
  • Childers, R. L. An analytical expression for the shape of a guitar 41:28-29 05/84
  • Christensen, O. Quantitative evaluation of guitar response (abstract) 41:8 05/84
  • Davis, E. B. Guitar acoustics 3.8:39-43 11/99
  • Decker, J. A. A composite materials classical guitar (abstract) 1.5:42 05/90 Commercial graphic acoustic guitars (abstract) 1.8:48 11/91
  • Dickens, F. T. Tuning of guitar plates 26:19-20 11/76 Inertance of the guitar soundhole 29:27-28 05/78 Analysis of the first and second vibration modes in a guitar using an equivalent electrical circuit 35:18-21 05/81

[edit] E

  • Eban, G. Wood for guitar backs, sides and bridges (abstract) 1.8:48 11/91
  • Firth, I. M. Temperature of the top plate of a guitar in the playing position 1.1:30 05/88

[edit] G

  • Haines, D. W., Dickens, F. T. Moving resonance frequencies in guitars (abstract) 25:4 05/76
  • Haines, D. W., Hutchins, C. M., Hutchins, M. A., Thompson, D. A. A violin and a guitar with graphite-epoxy composite soundboards 24:25-28 11/75
  • Hansen, U. J., McDonald, S., Lozano, J., Rossing, T. D. Mode studies of a baritone guitar (abstract) 1.4:43 11/89
  • Hanson, R. J. Analysis of "live" and "dead" guitar strings 48:10-16 11/87
  • Huber, J. The application of acoustical testing methods to the guitar 11:15-18 05/69
  • Jansson, E. V. Acoustical properties of violin-shaped and guitar-shaped cavities (abstract) 25:5 05/76
  • Jovicic, J., Jovicic, O. The dependence of the changes of the natural vibrations of the body of a guitar on the number and distribution of the ribs on the fixed resonance board (abstract) 29:1 05/78 The role of radial ribs on the resonance board of the guitar: Their effect on the nodal lines of the board (holographic study) (abstract) 29:2 05/78 Study of the acoustic properties of the guitar (abstract) 34:8 11/80
  • Knatt, T. Acoustic criteria for guitars and a comparison with violins 21:9-10 05/74 Correlating glitter pattern tests with quality in classical guitars (abstract) 46:39 11/86 The relationship of tone quality to the torsional vibrations of guitar strings and to neck angle (abstract) 1.4:41 11/89
  • Krüger, W. Findings in the manipulation of guitar top plates 38:19-22 11/82

[edit] M

  • Marty, S. M., Oreb, B. F., Hariharan, P. Assessment of innovations in the construction of the classical guitar: Part I, Analysis of top plate resonances using FFT techniques and holographic interferometry 47:26-29 05/87 Assessment of innovations in the construction of the classical guitar: Part II, New developments in guitar construction 47:30-33 05/87
  • Menzel, R. E. Classic Guitar Making by A. E. Overholtzer -- Book review 22:25-26 11/74

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  • Orduña-Bustamante, F. Experiments on the relation between acoustical properties and the subjective quality of classical guitars 2.1:20-23 05/92
  • Parrott, J. R. Report on a citation index on the acoustics of the violin and guitar families 36:5-8 11/81
  • Pavlidou, M., Richardson, B. E. The string-finger interaction in the classical guitar (abstract) 2.8:42 11/95
  • Popp, J., Hansen, U. J., Rossing, T. D., Strong, W. Y. Modal analysis of classical and folk guitars (abstract) 46:39 11/86
  • Popp, J., Rossing, T. D. Sound radiation from classical folk guitars (abstract) 46:39 11/86
  • Richardson, B. E. Guitar acoustics, preliminary report (abstract) 28:6 11/77 The influence of strutting on the top-plate modes of a guitar 40:13-17 11/83 The acoustical development of the guitar 2.5:1-10 05/94
  • Richardson, B. E., Roberts, G. W., Walker, G. P. Measurement and prediction of the function of the guitar (abstract) 46:38 11/86
  • Richardson, B. E., Roberts, G. W. The adjustment of mode frequencies in guitars: A study by means of holographic interferometry and finite element analysis (abstract) 41:12 05/84
  • Ross, R., Rossing, T. D. Plate vibrations and resonances of classical and folk guitars (abstract) 41:13 05/84 Rossing, T. D. The guitar as seen by a physics teacher 34:10 11/80 Function, Construction and Quality of the Guitar, ed. by E. V. Jansson -- Book review 41:15-17 05/84
  • Rossing, T. D., Popp, J. Polstein, D. Acoustical response of guitars (abstract) 41:10 05/84

[edit] S

  • Schwab, H. L Finite element analysis of a guitar soundboard (I) 24:13-15 11/75
  • Schwab, H. L Chen, K. C. Finite element analysis of a guitar soundboard (II) 25:13-15 05/76

[edit] U

  • Watson, E. T. Rossing, T. D.From string forces to sound radiation in guitars (abstract) 1.4:37 11/89
  • White, T. The edges of guitar making 34:28-29 11/80
  • Wright, H. A. K., Richardson, B. E. Psychoacoustical evaluation of synthesized guitar tones: linking tone quality to construction (abstract) 2.8:45 11/95
  • Wyszkowski, P. A guitar maker's toola

[edit] Bibliography

[edit] External links

  • [6] Musemath.com


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