Chemical treatment of wood for musical instruments. Part I: Acoustically important properties of wood for the Ranad (Thai traditional xylophone)

Wood Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 77-85

  Rujinirun, Chaloampol ^a   Phinyocheep, Pranee ^a   Prachyabrued, Wudhibhan ^a   Laemsak, Nikhom ^b  

^a Mahidol University   (Thailand)

^b KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC PROPERTIES; DURABILITY; ELASTIC MODULI; HARDNESS; MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; RESONATORS;

DYNAMIC YOUNG'S MODULUS; RANAD; WOODEN XYLOPHONE;

WOOD;

ACOUSTIC PROPERTIES; ARTOCARPUS; DALBERGIA OLIVERI; DURABILITY; ELASTIC STRENGTH; HARDNESS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; RESONANCE; WOOD;

ARTOCARPUS; ARTOCARPUS ALTILIS; ARTOCARPUS LAKOOCHA; DALBERGIA;

EID: 15544365034     PISSN: 00437719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00226-004-0275-z     Document Type: Article

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