Handbook of Materials for String Musical Instruments

by Voichita Bucur

Book Overview

This book addresses core questions about the role of materials in general and of wood in particular in the construction of string instruments used in the modern symphony orchestra - violins, violas, cellos and basses. Further attention is given to materials for classical guitars, harps, harpsichords and pianos. While some of the approaches discussed are traditional, most of them depend upon new scientific approaches to the study of the structure of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319811916
• ISBN13: 9783319811918
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 975 Pages