This book describes the entire process of designing guitars, including the theory and guidelines for implementing it in practice. It discusses areas from acoustics and resonators to new tools and how they assist traditional construction techniques. The book begins by discussing the fundamentals of the sounds of a guitar, strings, and oscillating systems. It then moves on to resonators and acoustics within the guitar, explaining the analysis systems and evaluation methods, and comparing classic and modern techniques. Each area of the guitar is covered, from the soundboard and the back, to the process of closing the instrument. The book concludes with an analysis of historic and modern guitars. This book is of interest to luthiers wanting to advance their practice, guitar players wishing to learn more about their instruments, and academics in engineering and physics curious about the principles of acoustics when applied to musical instruments.
Author(s): Giuseppe Cuzzucoli, Mario Garrone
Publisher: Springer
Year: 2020
Language: English
Pages: 323
Tags: Engineering Design, Classical Guitar
Front Matter ....Pages i-xiv
The Sound (Giuseppe Cuzzucoli, Mario Garrone)....Pages 1-29
The String (Giuseppe Cuzzucoli, Mario Garrone)....Pages 31-40
Oscillating Systems (Giuseppe Cuzzucoli, Mario Garrone)....Pages 41-67
The Resonator Components (Giuseppe Cuzzucoli, Mario Garrone)....Pages 69-93
The Resonator as a Global System (Giuseppe Cuzzucoli, Mario Garrone)....Pages 95-156
Upper Resonances (Giuseppe Cuzzucoli, Mario Garrone)....Pages 157-179
Analysis Systems (Giuseppe Cuzzucoli, Mario Garrone)....Pages 181-189
Quality and Evaluation Methods (Giuseppe Cuzzucoli, Mario Garrone)....Pages 191-195
The Modern Guitar (Giuseppe Cuzzucoli, Mario Garrone)....Pages 197-225
Building and Using the Mould (Giuseppe Cuzzucoli, Mario Garrone)....Pages 227-231
The Soundboard on the Mould (Giuseppe Cuzzucoli, Mario Garrone)....Pages 233-266
The Soundboard on the Frame (Giuseppe Cuzzucoli, Mario Garrone)....Pages 267-272
The Back (Giuseppe Cuzzucoli, Mario Garrone)....Pages 273-278
Closing the Instrument. Final Tuning (Giuseppe Cuzzucoli, Mario Garrone)....Pages 279-287
Analysis of Historic and Modern Guitars (Giuseppe Cuzzucoli, Mario Garrone)....Pages 289-320
