Vibration Modes of the Cello Tailpiece

• Autorzy: Fouilhe E. , Goli G. , Houssay A. , Stoppani G.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The application of modern scientific methods and measuring techniques can ex- tend the empirical knowledge used for centuries by violinmakers for making and adjusting the sound of violins, violas, and cellos. Accessories such as strings and tailpieces have been studied recently with respect to style and historical coherence, after having been somehow neglected by researchers in the past. These fittings have played an important part in the history of these instruments, but have largely disappeared as they have been modernised. However, the mechanics of these accessories contribute significantly to sound production in ways that have changed over time with different musical aesthetics and in different technical contexts. There is a need to further elucidate the function and musical contribution of strings and tailpieces. With this research we are trying to understand the modifications of the cello’s sound as a consequence of tailpiece characteristics (shape of the tailpiece and types of attachments). Modal analysis was used to first investigate the vibration modes of the tailpiece when mounted on a non-reactive rig and then when mounted on a real cello where it can interact with the modes of the instrument’s corpus. A preliminary study of the effect of the tailpiece cord length will be presented.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

violincello; cello; modal analysis; tailpiece; accessories

• Wydawca: Instytut Podstawowych Problemów Techniki PAN ; Komitet Akustyki PAN ; Polskie Towarzystwo Akustyczne
• Czasopismo: Archives of Acoustics
• Rocznik: 2011
• Tom: Vol. 36, No. 4
• Strony: 713--726
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 5 poz., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Fouilhe E.

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Goli G.

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Houssay A.

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Stoppani G.

• )University of Montpellier 2 Laboratory of Mechanics and Civil Engineering French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) France,

Bibliografia

• 1. Fouilhe E., Goli G., Houssay A., Stoppani G. (2009), Preliminary study on the vibrational behaviour of tailpieces in stringed instruments, COST IE0601, STSM results, Hamburg.
• 2. Fouilhe E., Goli G., Houssay A., Stoppani G. (2010), The cello tailpiece: How it affects the sound and response of the instrument, Proceedings of the Second Vienna Talk, Sept. 19-21, 2010, University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, Austria.
• 3. Hutchins C.M. (1993), The effect of relating the tailpiece frequency to that of other violin modes, Catgut Acoustical Society Journal, 2, 3, (Series II), 5-8.
• 4. Stough B. (1996), The lower violin tailpiece resonances, Catgut Acoustical Society Journal, 3, 1, (Series II), 17-24.
• 5. Woodhouse J. (2002), Body vibration of the violin - What can a maker expect to control?, Catgut Acoustical Society Journal, 4, 5, (Series II), 43-49.