Selected aspects of resonance properties of different woods and the construction of string instruments

• Autorzy: Lewandowski Miłosz , Foltynowicz Zenon

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.12841/wood.1644-3985.408.04

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Wood is the primary material used in the manufacture of string instruments. The quality of the resonance wood, together with the skills of the luthier- the violin makers, is one of the main factors influencing the final quality of the instruments. There are several important parameters used to evaluate the quality of the resonance wood. The most important are: wood structure, moisture content, density, elasticity, speed of acoustic wave propagation, and degree of vibration damping. There are many studies available in the specialist literature, results of these studies are presented in this article. Therefore, an in-depth analysis of the databases of scientific journals is the primary research method. The quality of the resonance wood, together with the skills of the violin makers, is one of the main factors influencing the final quality of the instruments.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

resonance wood; violin; quality of resonance wood

• Wydawca: Sieć Badawcza Łukasiewicz - Poznański Instytut Technologiczny
• Czasopismo: Drewno : prace naukowe, doniesienia, komunikaty
• Rocznik: 2022
• Tom: Vol. 65, nr 210
• Strony: Art. no. 1644--3985.408.04
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 39 poz., rys., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Lewandowski Miłosz

• The Ignacy Jan Paderewski Academy of Music in Poznań

autor

Foltynowicz Zenon

• Poznań University of Economics and Business, Institute of Quality Science

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3425-4768

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• List of standards
• BN-69/9221-05 Drewno liściaste rezonansowe
• BN-70/9221-06 Drewno rezonansowe z drzew iglastych
• PN-D-95070:1956 Drewno rezonansowe z drzew liściastych
• PN-D-95071:1963 Drewno rezonansowe z drzew iglastych
• BN-67/7111-12 Tarcica rezonansowa iglasta
• BN-67/7111-14 Tarcica liściasta do wyrobu instrumentów muzycznych

Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa nr SONP/SP/546092/2022 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2024).