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http://dx.doi.org/10.7776/ASK.2008.27.8.395

Analysis of String Vibraion in Cello  

Choi, Gi-Sang (서울시립대학교 전자전기컴퓨터공학부)
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The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea / v.27, no.8, 2008 , pp. 395-402 More about this Journal
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.
Keywords
Cello; Vibration of String;
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