Browsing Systems Design Engineering by Subject "Piano"
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The Effect of Humidity and Moisture Content on the Tone of Musical Instruments
(University of Waterloo, 2014-02-12)The purpose of this research work is to investigate the relationship between humidity and tone in musical instruments. A basic hypothesis that motivates this work is that normal seasonal variations in relative humidity are ... -
Investigation of Piano Soundboard Voicing Techniques and Their Impact on Tone
(University of Waterloo, 2009-03-26)This thesis acts as a first step in connecting the sub jective description of piano tone with quantitative measurements of changes in the vibrational and acoustical properties of a piano. Voicing techniques used by piano ... -
Transient Dynamics of Continuous Systems with Impact and Friction, with Applications to Musical Instruments
(University of Waterloo, 2009-09-24)The objective of this work is to develop mathematical simulation models for predicting the transient behaviour of strings and beams subjected to impacts. The developed models are applied to study the dynamics of the ...