ACOUSTIC PROPERTIES IN ARIZONA CYPRESS LOGS: A TOOL TO SELECT WOOD FOR SOUNDING BOARD
In this study, variation in acoustic properties of Arizona cypress wood was monitored from pith to bark as affected by tapering of the growth ring width. Specific modulus of elasticity, acoustic coefficient, damping, and acoustic conversion efficiency were calculated. It was shown that the outer par...
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| description | In this study, variation in acoustic properties of Arizona cypress wood was monitored from pith to bark as affected by tapering of the growth ring width. Specific modulus of elasticity, acoustic coefficient, damping, and acoustic conversion efficiency were calculated. It was shown that the outer parts of the stem, close to the bark containing narrower growth rings, exhibited lower damping due to internal friction and higher sound radiation. Our finding theoretically justified the luthier craftsmen’s traditional preference toward timbers with narrow growth rings to make sounding boards in musical instruments. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0d1d1655f7d04c27a850ad6fd3bf7ef52022-12-22T01:37:41ZengNorth Carolina State UniversityBioResources1930-21262011-02-0161386399ACOUSTIC PROPERTIES IN ARIZONA CYPRESS LOGS: A TOOL TO SELECT WOOD FOR SOUNDING BOARDAjang TajdiniAhmad Jahan-LatibariNegin ManouchehriSeyed-Ehsan Alavi-TabarMehran RoohniaMohammad-Ali HosseinIn this study, variation in acoustic properties of Arizona cypress wood was monitored from pith to bark as affected by tapering of the growth ring width. Specific modulus of elasticity, acoustic coefficient, damping, and acoustic conversion efficiency were calculated. It was shown that the outer parts of the stem, close to the bark containing narrower growth rings, exhibited lower damping due to internal friction and higher sound radiation. Our finding theoretically justified the luthier craftsmen’s traditional preference toward timbers with narrow growth rings to make sounding boards in musical instruments.www.ncsu.edu/bioresources/BioRes_06_1_0386_Roohnia_ATJM_Accoustic_Prop_Cypress_Wood_SoundingBd_1345.pdfAcoustic propertiesArizona cypressDampingModulus of elasticityPith to barkVariation |
| spellingShingle | Ajang Tajdini Ahmad Jahan-Latibari Negin Manouchehri Seyed-Ehsan Alavi-Tabar Mehran Roohnia Mohammad-Ali Hossein ACOUSTIC PROPERTIES IN ARIZONA CYPRESS LOGS: A TOOL TO SELECT WOOD FOR SOUNDING BOARD BioResources Acoustic properties Arizona cypress Damping Modulus of elasticity Pith to bark Variation |
| title | ACOUSTIC PROPERTIES IN ARIZONA CYPRESS LOGS: A TOOL TO SELECT WOOD FOR SOUNDING BOARD |
| title_full | ACOUSTIC PROPERTIES IN ARIZONA CYPRESS LOGS: A TOOL TO SELECT WOOD FOR SOUNDING BOARD |
| title_fullStr | ACOUSTIC PROPERTIES IN ARIZONA CYPRESS LOGS: A TOOL TO SELECT WOOD FOR SOUNDING BOARD |
| title_full_unstemmed | ACOUSTIC PROPERTIES IN ARIZONA CYPRESS LOGS: A TOOL TO SELECT WOOD FOR SOUNDING BOARD |
| title_short | ACOUSTIC PROPERTIES IN ARIZONA CYPRESS LOGS: A TOOL TO SELECT WOOD FOR SOUNDING BOARD |
| title_sort | acoustic properties in arizona cypress logs a tool to select wood for sounding board |
| topic | Acoustic properties Arizona cypress Damping Modulus of elasticity Pith to bark Variation |
| url | http://www.ncsu.edu/bioresources/BioRes_06_1_0386_Roohnia_ATJM_Accoustic_Prop_Cypress_Wood_SoundingBd_1345.pdf |
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