Evaluating musical instruments

Journal Article · Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 EDT 2014 · Physics Today

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.2347· OSTI ID:22259287

Campbell, D. Murray

Scientific measurements of sound generation and radiation by musical instruments are surprisingly hard to correlate with the subtle and complex judgments of instrumental quality made by expert musicians.

• OSTI ID: 22259287
• Journal Information: Physics Today, Vol. 67, Issue 4; Other Information: (c) 2014 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0031-9228
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
ACOUSTIC ESR
ACOUSTIC MONITORING
COMMUNICATIONS
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