The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea (한국음향학회지)

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Analysis of String Vibraion in Cello

첼로 현의 진동분석

  • 최기상 (서울시립대학교 전자전기컴퓨터공학부)
  • Published : 2008.11.30
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Abstract

In viol family string instruments vibration of string is transmitted to the front plate through bridge to cause resonance of the instrument body. Therefore, the vibration of string is the source of sound and the properties, the structure, and the boundary conditions of string are expected to have significant effect on the sound. In this study the vibration of strings in cello when one end is fixed and the other end is pressed with finger tip is studied and compared with the case of the fixed-fixed ends. The result of analysis and experiment shows that the vibration of the string that is fixed at one end and pressed with finger tip at the other end is significantly influenced by the contact condition of the string with the finger tip and also quite different from that of the fixed-fixed string, It also suggests that the sound of a cello can be significantly influenced by the contact condition between the string and the finger tip in the fingered string.

바이올린, 비올라, 첼로, 콘트라베이스 등 비올족 현악기는 현의 진동이 브리지를 통해 몸체로 전달되고 공명을 일으켜 큰 소리를 내게 되어 있다. 즉 현악기에서는 현의 진동이 음원이 되며 현의 재질, 구조와 경계조건이 음색에 결정적 영향을 미치게 된다. 본 연구에서는 첼로에서 한쪽 끝은 고정되고 다른 끝은 손가락에 의해 운지된 현의 진동을 양 끝이 고정된 개방현의 진동과 비교하여 해석하고 실험하였다. 해석과 실험의 결과는 운지된 현의 진동이 양단이 고정된 개방현의 진동과 크게 다른 것을 보여준다. 또 운지된 현에서 손가락 끝과 현의 접촉 조건에 의해서도 음색이 크게 달라지므로 접촉조건을 조절함으로써 악기의 음색을 바꿀 수 있음을 설명해 준다.

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