Materials in Musical Instruments

[Anders Lonn <mab-lonn@nordm.se>]

This was originally posted on AMSLIST and may be of interest to the
members of MICAT-L.
 
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>Date: Tue, 28 Mar 1995 22:22:32 -0800
>From: Vivian Ramalingam <vivian+@me.umn.edu>
>To: Multiple recipients of list <amslist@ucdavis.edu>
>Subject: Materials in Musical Instruments
>
>The latest issue of _MRS Bulletin_ (a publication of the Materials Research
>Society), March 1995, Volume XX, no.3, is devoted to the subject heading
>noted above.  Most Engineering Libraries will have this journal.  The list
>of contents includes:
>
>U.J. Hansen: Materials in Musical Instruments: Romance of Art and Science
>
>C.M. Hutchins: Measurable Characteristics of Violin-Family Instruments in
>Relation to the Sound of a High-Quality Violin
>
>N.C. Pickering: Material Considerations in Musical Strings
>
>C. Besnainou: From Wood Mechanical Measurements to Composite Materials for
>Musical Instruments: New Technology for Instrument Makers
>
>J.A. Decker: Graphite-Epoxy Acoustic Guitar Technology
>
>T.D. Rossing, et al: Bass Handbells of Aluminum
>
>U.J. Hansen, et al: The Caribbean Steel Pan: Tuning and Mode Studies
>
>Would amslist subscribers kindly forward this information to other interested
>lists?  Thanks!
>
>-- Vivian (Wanna make music?  Get a lab!)
>
>
>Vivian S. Ramalingam           vivian@me.umn.edu
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