Materials for violin bows

International Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 98, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1230-1237

  Wegst, Ulrike G K ^a   Oberhoff, Stefan ^b   Weller, Manfred ^b   Ashby, Michael F ^c  

^a Drexel University   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alternative materials; Damping; Materials selection; Pernambuco; Violin bows

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVES; DAMPING; MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES;

MATERIALS SELECTION; MECHANICAL SPECTROSCOPY; VIOLIN BOWS;

WOOD;

DAMPING; GUILANDIA; STIFFNESS;

EID: 38149139524     PISSN: 18625282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3139/146.101580     Document Type: Article

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