ACCELERATED AGING PROCESS FOR ACOUSTIC STRINGED INSTRUMENTS

Tablatures for Stringed Instruments and Generating Functions

We study some combinatorial properties related to the problem of tablature for stringed instruments. First, we describe the problem in a formal way and prove that it is equivalent to a finite state automaton. We define the concepts of distance between two chords and tablature complexity in order to study the problem of tablature in terms of music performance. By using the Schützenberger methodo...

Stage-Worthy Sensor Bows for Stringed Instruments

The demonstration of a series of properly weighted and balanced Bluetooth sensor bows for violin, viola, cello and bass.

Topological Considerations for Tuning and Fingering Stringed Instruments

We present a formal language for assigning pitches to strings for fingered multi-string instruments, particularly the six-string guitar. Given the instrument’s tuning (the strings’ open pitches) and the compass of the fingers of the hand stopping the strings, the formalism yields a framework for simultaneously optimizing three things: the mapping of pitches to strings, the choice of instrument ...

Physics-based Sound Synthesis of Stringed Instruments Including Geometric Nonlinearities

Mathematical models of flageolet harmonics on stringed instruments

Flageolet is a common technique to elicit harmonics on stringed instruments like guitars, pianos, and the violin family: the bowed or plucked string is subdivided by a slight touch of the finger. The paper discusses appropriate linear wave equations which model the flageolet phenomenon. The standard second order wave equation fails, because the resulting Dirichlet boundary condition at the fing...