3C55.65 - Tone Quality and Evaluating Musical Instruments

Code Number:
3C55.65
Demo Title:
Tone Quality and Evaluating Musical Instruments
Condition:
Good
Principle:
Musical Scales
Area of Study:
Acoustics
References:
  • Patrik Vogt, Jochen Kuhn, "What Gives Musical Instruments Their Sound", TPT, Vol. 61, #1, Jan. 2023, p. 80.
  • Michael Blass, Jost Leonhardt Fischer, Nido Plath, "Computational Phonogram Archiving", Physics Today, Vol. 73, #12, Dec. 2020, p. 51.
  • Roger Cutler, "A Final Note on Bell-Like Tones", Physics Today, July 2015, p. 8.
  • Myron Levitsky, "Saint-Seans Scores Bell-Like Piano Tones", Physics Today, March 2015, p. 9.
  • D. Murray Campbell, "Campbell Replies", Physics Today, Vol. 67, #10, Oct. 2014, p. 10.
  •  Jon Orloff, "Bell Tones From The Piano", Physics Today, Vol. 67, #10, Oct. 2014, p. 10.
  • D. Murray Campbell, "Evaluating Musical Instruments", Physics Today, April 2014, p. 35.














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