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Influence of String Stiffness on Piano Tone

General Physics 2010-12-03 v1

Abstract

Piano tones vary according to how pianist touches the keys. Many possible factors contribute to the relations between piano touch and tone. Focusing on the stiffness of string, we establish a model for vibration of a real piano string and derive a semi-analytical solution to the vibration equation.

Cite

@article{arxiv.1012.0420,
  title  = {Influence of String Stiffness on Piano Tone},
  author = {Lai-Mei Nie},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1012.0420},
  year   = {2010}
}

Comments

11 pages, 5 figures

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