Dynamic modeling and experimental testing of a piano action mechanism

Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 47-55

  Hirschkorn, Martin ^a   McPhee, John ^a   Birkett, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRICTION; MECHANISMS; TESTING;

DYNAMIC MODEL; DYNAMIC MODELING; GRAND PIANO; RIGID BODY;

ORGANS (MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS);

EID: 33749013335     PISSN: 15551423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1951782     Document Type: Article

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