Physics of Musical Instruments Applied to Instrument Making

Jean-Pierre Dalmont, José Antunes (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

2026
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-032-16899-3 (ISBN)

Infos

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the knowledge of musical instrument physics and its practical application in musical instrument making. It focuses on two key aspects. Firstly, the basics of the physics of musical instruments are the role and properties of each component and how they all work together. The essential characteristics of instruments are studied through concepts such as harmonicity or auto-oscillations. The role of materials, including composite/synthetic materials, is also discussed. Secondly, the tools developed by physicists and engineers over the past century to enhance instrument design and manufacturing will be reviewed. Topics covered include numerical aspects of instrument virtual synthesis, modeling interactions between interconnected subsystems, solving auto-oscillation processes, optimizing instruments, and essential experimental techniques for instrumental characterization (mechanical and acoustical). Throughout the book, applications to real instruments are underlined. 

Inhalt

One-dimensional Resonators and Their use for Music.- Auto-oscillations, Regimes and Bifurcations in self-sustained musical instruments.- Brassiness in Wind Instruments.- Eigenvalue Problems and Modal Schemes in Musical Acoustics: A Tutorial.- Optimisation of Musical Instruments.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 4.4.2026
• Reihe/Serie: CISM International Centre for Mechanical Sciences
• Zusatzinfo: Approx. 400 p.
• Verlagsort: Cham
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 155 x 235 mm
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Maschinenbau
• Schlagworte: Acoustic Waveguides • Flow-induced Vibrations • instrument making • Music acoustics • musical instruments • musicology • non-linear dynamics • Optimization
• ISBN-10: 3-032-16899-6 / 3032168996
• ISBN-13: 978-3-032-16899-3 / 9783032168993
• Zustand: Neuware