Bamboo and wood in musical instruments

Annual Review of Materials Research

Volumn 38, Issue , 2008, Pages 323-349

  Wegst, Ulrike G K ^a  

^a Drexel University   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustical properties; Alternative materials; Materials selection; Mechanical properties; Structure

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICAL PROPERTIES; ALTERNATIVE MATERIALS; APPLICATIONS.; APPROPRIATE MATERIALS; CHARACTERISTIC IMPEDANCE; LOSS COEFFICIENTS; MATE RIAL PROPERTIES; MATERIALS SELECTION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; OPTIMIZED STRUCTURES; PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS; SOUND RADIATIONS; STRUCTURE; SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAS; TEMPERATE CLIMATES;

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE; ACOUSTIC PROPERTIES; BAMBOO; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; GROWTH (MATERIALS); MATERIALS; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; WOOD;

ERROR ANALYSIS;

ACOUSTICS; BAMBOO; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ERRORS; GROWTH; IMPEDANCE; STRUCTURES; WOOD;

EID: 50249107056     PISSN: 15317331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.matsci.38.060407.132459     Document Type: Article

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