Research

Besnaiou, Charles, "From Wood Mechanical Measurements to Composite Materials for Musical Instruments", MRS Bulletin, March 1995, Vol.XX, No.3, pp.34-36

Boullosa, Ricardo, R., "Vibration Measurements in the Classical Guitar", Applied Acoustics, Vol.62, (2002), pp.311-322

Bucur, V., "Acoustics of Wood", CRC Press, New York, 1995.

Caldersmitth, G., 1981, "Physics at the workbench of the luthier", Catgut Acoustical Society Newsletter, vol.35, pp.15-18

Caldersmith, G. "Designing a Guitar Family", Applied Acoustics, Vol.46, 1995, pp.3-17

Chaigne, A., "Recent Advances in vibration and radiation of musical instruments", Flow, Turbulence and Combustion, Special Issue on Fluid-Structure Iknteraction in Acoustics, vol.61, no 1-4, pp 31-41, 1998/1999

Chainge, A., "Recent Advances in Vibration and Radiation of Musical Instruments", Flow, Turbulence and Combustion, Vol.61, 1999, pp.31-41

Christenson, O, and Vistensen, R.B."Simple Model for Low Frequency Guitar Function", J.Acoust.Soc.Am., 68, 758-766, 1980

Christensen, O., Vistisen, B.B., "Simple Model for Low-Frequency Guitar Function", Journal of Acoustical Society of America, No. 68(3), pp.758-766, 1980

Elejabarrieta, M.J., Ezcurra, A. and Santamaria, C., "Evolution of the vibrational behavior of a guitar soundboard along successive construction phases by means of a modal analysis technique", Journal of Acoustical Society of America, vol. 108, no. 1, pp. 369-378, 2000

Elejabarrieta, M.J., Ezcurra, A. and Santamaria, C., "Vibrational Behavior of Guitar Soundboard analyzed by the Finite Element Method", Acustica, vol. 87, no. 1, pp.128-136, 2001

French and Bissinger, "Testing of Acoustic Stringed Musical Instruments - An Introduction", Experimental Techniques, January/February 2001, pp. 40-43

Fine Woodworking, review: "Making Master Guitars", Dec. l994, Vol. l09

French, R.M., and Lewis, K. "Modal Response of an Acoustic Guitar", Proceedings, 13th International Modal Analysis Conference, February 1995, Nashville, TN.

French, M. and Bissinger, G., "Mechanics of Stringed Instruments," Experimental Techniques, 25(2), March/April 2001

Gerhard, Ed, "Acoustic Guitar Making Techniques", EQ magazine, February, l996

Hansen, Uwe, "Materials in Musical Instruments: Romance of Art and Science', MRS Bulletin, March 1995, Vol.XX, No.3.pp.29-31

Jansson, E.V.;"A Study of the Acoustical and Hologram Interfereometric Measurements on the Top Plate Vibrations of the Guitar"; Acustica, 25, 95-100, 1971

Jansson, E.V., Function, Construction and Quality of the Guitar: Publication issued by the Royal Swedish Academy of Music Stockholm, No.38

Jansson, E.V. "Fundamentals of the Guitar Tone"; Journal of Guitar Acoustics, No. 6, pp 26-41, 1982

Jannson, E. "Acoustical properties of complex cavities. Prediction and measurements of resonance properties of violin-shaped and guitar-shaped cavities," Acoustica 37, 211-221, 1997

Jansson, E.V., "Acoustical Properties of Complex Cavities. Predictions and Measurements of Resonance Properties of Violin-shaped and Guitar-shaped Cavities," Acustica, Vol.37, pp. 211-221, 1977

Journal of Experimental Musical Instruments, "Recent Articles in Other Periodicals", June l989

Kopac, J., Sali, S., and Hindryckx, F., "Optimizing the Position of Braces on the Resonant Board of a Guitar", Experimental Mechanics, in preparation 2001

Le Pichon, A, Berge, S., and Chaigne, A., "Comparison between experimental and predicted radiation of a guitar", Acustica, vol. 84, no.1, p.136-145, 1999

Meyer, J., "The Function of the Guitar Body and its Dependence Upon Constructional Details", Royal Swedish Academy of Music, Stockholm, pp. 77-100, 1983

Molin, N-E, and Jansson, E.V., "Transient wave propagation in wooden plates for musical instruments", Journal of Acoustic Society of America, vol.85, no.5, 2179- 2194

Ono, T., "Transient Response of Wood for Musical Instruments and its Mechanism in Vibrational Property", The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Japan, Vol.20, 1999, pp.117-124

Popp, J., Hansen, IU., Rossing, T.D. and Strong, W.Y. "Modal Analysis of Classical and Folk Guitars (abstract)," Journal of the Acoustical Society of America; Vol.77, S45

Richardson, B.E. and Roberts G.W. "The adjustment of mode frequencies in guitars: a study by means of holographic interferometry and finite element analysis"; SMAC Vol II (Pub. Of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music No. 46:2) (1985), 285-302

Richardson, B.E., Walker, G.P., and Brooke, M. "Synthesis of Guitar Tones from Fundamental Parameters Relating to Construction", Proc.I.O.A., 12(1), 757-764, 1990

Richardson, R., "The Guitar: Its Past, Present, and Future", Acoustics Bulletin, May/June 1994, pp.5-9

Richardson, B.E. "Numerical modeling of vibrations and sound radiation fields of stringed musical instruments";Proceedings of the 15th ICA, Vol. III (1995), 477-480

Ross, T.E. and Rossing, T.D. "Plate Vibrations and Resonances of Classsical and Folk Guitars", Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 65, 72, 1979

Rossing, T.D. "Physics of Guitars: An Introduction"; Journal of Guitar Acoustics, No.4, 45-47, 1981

Sali, Samo and Kopac, Janez, "Brace Trimming for Tone Improvement of a Guitar", Proceedings, 19th International Modal Analysis Conference (IMAC 19), pp 805-810

Sali and Kopac, "Measuring a Frequency Response of a Guitar", Proceedings of SPIE, Vol. 4062, 2000, pp.1375-1379

Sali, S., Kopac, J., "Positioning of Braces on a Guitar Soundboard"

Sali, S. and Kopac, J., "Measuring the Quality of Guitar Tone", Experimental Mechanics, Vol. 40, No. 3, pp.242-247, September 2000

Sali, S. and Kopac, J., "Measuring a Frequency Response of a Guitar", Proceedings of IMAC, Society of Experimental Mechanics, San Antonio, TX, pp.1375-1379, 2000

Sali, S. and Kopac, J., "Modeling and Optimizing of Frequency Response Function of a Guitar", Experimental Mechanics, submitted, 2000

Somogyi, Ervin, Bluegrass Unlimited, "Getting More Sound Out Of Your Guitar", April l987

Somogyi, Ervin, "The Guitar Neck: Its Design and Physics", American Lutherie #48, Winter l996

Somogyi, Ervin, "On the Selection and Treatment of Brace Woods", American Lutherie No. 60, Winter, l999

Somogyi, Ervin, "Basic Guitar Design", Japanese Acoustic Guitar magazine, August, l999

Stetson, K.A. "On Modal Coupling In Stringed Instrument Bodies", Journal of Guitar Acoustics; No.3, 23-31, 1981

White, T."An Interview with Richard Schneider: The Origins of the Kasha- Schneider Design", The Journal of Guitar Acoustics, 1:19, December 1980

Yano, Furuta, Nakagawa, "Material for Guitar Back Plates Made from Sustainable Forest Resources", Journal of the Acoustic Science of America, Vol.101, No.2, 1997, pp.1112-1119

Journal Articles—Structural Dynamics and Modal Analysis

Ahmadian, H., Gladwell, G.M.L., and Ismail, F.,"Parameter selection strategies in finite element model updating", Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, 119(1), 37-45, 1997

Ahmadian, H., Mottershead, J.E., and Friswell, "Parameter Realization of Generic Parameters in Updating", Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, Submitted

Alemang, R.J., "Vibrations: Experimental Modal Analysis", UC-SDRL-CN-20-263- 663/664, pp. 7-1, 7-2, 1990

Carne, T.G., and C.R. Dhormann, "A Modal Test Design Strategy for Model Correlation", 13th International Modal Analysis Conference, Nashville, TN, 1995

Ewins, D.J., "Modal Testing: Theory and Practice", Research Studies Press ,Letchworth, 1984

Friswell, M.I., and Mottershead, J.E., Finite Element Model Updating in Structural Dynamics, Kluwer Academic Publisher, Dordrecht, 1995

Grafe, H., 1998 "Model updating of large structures dynamics models using measured response function," PhD. Thesis, Imperial College of Science, Technology & Medicine, Dep. Of Mechanical Engineering, London, UK

Lin, R.M., and Ewins, D.J., 1990, "Model Updating Using FRF Data", Proceedings of the XV International Seminar on Modal Analysis, 141-162

Lammens, S., 1993, "Model Updating Using Experimental Frequency Response Function: Case Studies", Proceedings of the XI-IMAC, 449-455

Mottershead, J.E. ,and Friswell, M.I., "Modal updating in structural dynamics: a survey", Journal of Sound and Vibration, 162(2, 347-375, 1993

Nefske, D., Sung, S. "Correlation of a Coarse Mesh Finite Element Model Using Structural System Identification and a Frequency Response Criterion", Proceedings, International Modal Analysis Conference, pp. 597-602, 1996

Pascual, R. Golinval, J., Razeto, M. ,"A Frequency Domain Correlation Technique for Modal Correlation and Updating", Proceedings, International Modal Analysis Conference, pp. 587-592, 1997

Salama, M., T. Rose and J. Garba, "Optimal Placement of Excitation and Sensors for Verification of Large Dynamical Systems", 28th Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, Monterey, CA., 1987, pp.1024-31

Schedin, S., Lambourg, C. and Chaigne, A., "Transient sound fields from impacted plates: Comparison between numerical simulations and experiments", Journal of Sound and Vibration, Vol., 221, no.3, pp.471-490