When we wrote the first edition of this book, we directed our presenta tion to the reader with a compelling interest in musical instruments who has "a reasonable grasp of physics and who is not frightened by a little mathematics." We are delighted to find how many such people there are. The opportunity afforded by the preparation of this second edition has allowed us to bring our discussion up to date by including those new insights that have arisen from the work of many dedicated researchers over the past decade. We have also taken the opportunity to revise our presentation of some aspects of the subject to make it more general and, we hope, more immediately accessible. We have, of course, corrected any errors that have come to our attention, and we express our thanks to those friends who pointed out such defects in the early printings of the first edition. We hope that this book will continue to serve as a guide, both to those undertaking research in the field and to those who simply have a deep interest in the subject. June 1991 N.H.F and T.D.R.
Author(s): Neville H. Fletcher, Thomas D. Rossing (auth.)
Edition: 2
Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York
Year: 1998
Language: English
Pages: 756
Tags: Acoustics
Front Matter....Pages i-xix
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Free and Forced Vibrations of Simple Systems....Pages 3-33
Continuous Systems in One Dimension: Strings and Bars....Pages 34-69
Two-Dimensional Systems: Membranes, Plates, and Shells....Pages 70-101
Coupled Vibrating Systems....Pages 102-132
Nonlinear Systems....Pages 133-151
Front Matter....Pages 153-153
Sound Waves in Air....Pages 155-170
Sound Radiation....Pages 171-189
Pipes, Horns and Cavities....Pages 190-235
Front Matter....Pages 237-237
Guitars and Lutes....Pages 239-271
Bowed String Instruments....Pages 272-330
Harps, Harpsichords, Clavichords, and Dulcimers....Pages 331-351
The Piano....Pages 352-398
Front Matter....Pages 399-399
Sound Generation by Reed and Lip Vibrations....Pages 401-428
Lip-Driven Brass Instruments....Pages 429-460
Woodwind Reed Instruments....Pages 461-502
Flutes and Flue Organ Pipes....Pages 503-551
Pipe Organs....Pages 552-580
Front Matter....Pages 581-581
Drums....Pages 583-622
Mallet Percussion Instruments....Pages 623-648
Cymbals, Gongs, Plates, and Steel Drums....Pages 649-674
Front Matter....Pages 581-581
Bells....Pages 675-707
Front Matter....Pages 709-709
Materials for Musical Instruments....Pages 711-734
Back Matter....Pages 735-756
