An Introduction to Scientific Guitar Design |
Contents
CHAPTER Part One 1 Mechanics of a Guitar | 7 |
The Machine Itself | 11 |
Behavior of Soundwaves | 17 |
Wood Structure | 23 |
Part Two 5 The Development of The Acoustic Guitar | 33 |
Audio Testing | 41 |
Holographic Interferometry | 49 |
Plate Resonators | 51 |
Part Three 9 The Development of The Electric Guitar | 53 |
Common terms and phrases
abalone acoustic guitar Alnico aluminum amount amplitude analyzer animal glues audio back and sides bass body bracing Brazilian rosewood bridge ceramic magnets Chladni circuit clamped classic guitar color construction core create crystal D.C. resistance dampening device effect electric guitars electronic energy epoxy finish FLAMENCO flux field fretboard frets Gibson glue gluing guitar research harmonic heartwood high frequencies humbucking humbucking pick-up inlay instru Jansson Kaman low impedance magnetic pick-ups mahogany maple material ment metal microphone modes motion musical acoustics musical instruments natural resonance neck nodal OHMS oscillator out-of-phase Ovation Ovation guitars overtones patterns PERCY GRAINGER PIANO pick-up piezo piezo-electric pitch plastic polariscope pre-amp produce quency result rosewood shape shielded simple single coil sound soundboard soundhole soundhole area spruce steel string guitar stiffness strength stress structure switch testing tion tonal tone control treble vibrating plates violin volume wave wire wood York
References to this book
Guitar Repair: A Manual of Repair for Guitars and Fretted Instruments Irving Sloane No preview available - 1989 |
Guitar Repair: A Manual of Repair for Guitars and Fretted Instruments Irving Sloane No preview available - 1973 |