Relationship among extractives, lignin and holocellulose contents with performance index of seven wood species used for bows of string instruments

IAWA Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 141-149

  Longui, Eduardo Luiz ^a   Brémaud, Iris ^b   Da Silva, Francides Gomes ^c   Lombardi, Daniel Romeu ^d   Alves, Edenise Segala ^e  

^a Institute Florestal   (Brazil)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d Arcos Lombardi (Lombardi Atelier)   (Brazil)

^e Instituto de Pesquisas Ambientais do Estado de São Paulo   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Caesalpinia echinata; Elastic properties; Sound velocity; Specific gravity; Wood chemistry

Indexed keywords

ASTRONIUM; CAESALPINIA; CAESALPINIA ECHINATA;

EID: 84862522318     PISSN: 09281541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/22941932-90000085     Document Type: Article

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