Handbook of Materials for String Musical Instruments

• Main Author: Bucur, Voichita (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Subjects: Materials science.; Music.; Cultural heritage.; Forest products.; Acoustics.; Materials Science.; Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Methods.; Wood Science & Technology.; Cultural Heritage.

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...