The Zri-Rab: A New String Instrument from the Ancient Frescos of Sri Lanka by Isuru B. Dehideniya

“…The purpose of the present research is to interpret this string instrument and reconstruct a physical string instrument that is consistent in form. …”
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Reconstruction of some String Instruments from the Ceiling Paintings of the Palatine Chapel of Palermo and the Cathedral of Cefalù, 12th Century by Giuseppe Antonio Severini

“…This study explores two hypotheses regarding the use of date palm (Phoenix dactylifera/Phoenix canariensis) wood for the manufacture of plucked string instruments (in this case the lute) and ceramics for bowed instruments (rabāb), drawing inspiration from exceptionally significant iconographic sources.…”
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PipaSet and TEAS: A Multimodal Dataset and Annotation Platform for Automatic Music Transcription and Expressive Analysis Dedicated to Chinese Traditional Plucked String Instrument Pipa by Yuancheng Wang, Yuyang Jing, Wei Wei, Dorian Cazau, Olivier Adam, Qiao Wang

“…As one of the most popular traditional plucked string instruments in Asia, which is barely studied in the MIR community, pipa has lots of distinctive national and local characteristics, including the fake nails, intrinsic pitch deviation, rubato, as well as sophisticated playing techniques, that greatly enhance the music expressiveness. …”
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Un fonds d’atelier de luthier à découvrir in situ : conserver et valoriser l’esprit d’un lieu by Valérie Klein

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Dolor musculoesquelético y discapacidad del cuadrante superior en estudiantes de instrumentos de cuerda: Un estudio piloto transversal (Musculoskeletal pain and upper quadrant disability in stringed-instrument students: A cross-sectional pilot study) by Ornella Cheuquel Jara, Jetzabel Rodríguez Alegría, Claudio Carvajal-Parodi, Gonzalo Arias-Álvarez, Cristhian Mendoza, Adolfo Soto-Martínez, Francisco Guede-Rojas

“…Objective: To characterize MSP and the level of upper quadrant disability associated with stringed instrument playing in conservatory students. Methods: In this cross-sectional observational pilot study, six self-reported assessment instruments were applied to 14 string students (8 males and six females) of different instruments (violin, viola, classical guitar, cello and double bass): Quick Dash Global (QDG) and High Performance/Musicians (QDL), Neck Disability Index (NDI), Chronic Pain Grading Scale (EGDC), the Neuropathic Pain Questionnaire (abbreviated DN4) and the Body Map of Pain (body chart). …”
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Combination Tones in Violins by Angela LOHRI, Sandra CARRAL, Vasileios CHATZIIOANNOU

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Musical Acoustics, Part I, Violin Family Components; Musical Acoustics, Part II, Violin Family Functions by Andrzej RAKOWSKI

“…These two volumes on musical acoustics are devoted to the acoustics of stringed instruments. The editor of both volumes and the author of a part of one book is Carleen M. …”
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Coupling of Limit Switch Sensors and Stepper Motors with Acoustic Feedback for Positioning of a Cartesian Robot End Effector in the Study of Musical Instruments by Daniel Tokarczyk, Jan Jasiński, Marek Pluta, Jerzy Wiciak

“…This article discusses the innovative application of a Cartesian robot manipulator with acoustic feedback for calibration and precise positioning of a string-excitation element in investigating stringed instruments. It describes an experiment in which an acoustic guitar string is automatically excited with different guitar picks. …”
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Vertical and radial variation in wood acoustical and physical properties of Ailanthus altissima by Khaled T. S. Hassan, Jan Tippner

“…These variations highlight the potential of selecting specific stem regions to balance sound transmission and structural support, suggesting that Ailanthus altissima (ailanthus tree) could replace traditional woods for the backs and sides of stringed instruments. …”
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Improvement of Acoustic Properties of Alder and Soft Maple Modified with Wood Rot Fungi by Min-ji Kim, Suk-Yun Jang, Kug-Bo Shim, Chul-Ki Kim, Su-Yeon Lee

“…The density and elastic modulus of wood are known to be important factors in determining its acoustic properties of stringed instruments. The objective of this study was to show that fungal decay processes can be applied to improve the acoustic quality of the woods. …”
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Acoustic Decaphonic Piano: Calculating Safe Retuningsfrom 12-TET to 10-TET and Beyond by Aleksander BOGUCKI, Andrzej WŁODARCZYK, Paweł NUROWSKI

“… This paper presents a method for safe retuning of fixed-pitch string instruments to alternative musical scales with fewer degrees than their original design. …”
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Modal Analysis of a Trapezoidal Violin Built after the Description of Félix Savart by Tim DUERINCK, Ewa SKRODZKA, Bogumił B.J. LINDE

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Effect of Bass Bar Tension on Modal Parameters of a Violin’s Top Plate by Ewa B. SKRODZKA, Bogumił B.J. LINDE, Antoni KRUPA

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Modal Parameters of Two Violins with Different Varnish Layers and Subjective Evaluation of Their Sound Quality by Ewa B. SKRODZKA, Bogumił B.J. LINDE, Antoni KRUPA

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Numerical modelling of elasto-plastic friction in bow–string interaction with guaranteed passivity by Ewa Matusiak, Vasileios Chatziioannou, Maarten Van Walstijn

“…In order to simulate the function of bowed string instruments, it is necessary to model the frictional interaction between the bow hair and the vibrating string. …”
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Audibility of changes in spectral structure of saw-tooth stimuli by H. HARAJDA, W. MIKIEL

“…The sound material of the experiments consisted of signals with structural features which can be found in the signals of natural string instruments. The signals were assumed to be characteristic of the following constant quantities: – harmonic structure composed of successive component tones, – triple time structure: attack-steady state-decay, – gradually decreasing tendency in the level of the spectrum envelope. …”
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Playability of self-sustained musical instrument models: statistical approaches by Pégeot Martin, Colinot Tom, Doc Jean-Baptiste, Fréour Vincent, Vergez Christophe

“…Self-sustained musical instruments, such as wind or bowed string instruments, are complex nonlinear systems. They admit a wide variety of regimes, which sometimes coexist for certain values of the control parameters. …”
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Digital Signal Processing of the Inharmonic Complex Tone by Tatjana Miljković, Jelena Ćertić, Miloš Bjelić, Dragana Šumarac Pavlović

“…The procedures have been tested on a set of recorded tones from various string instruments, including those with pronounced inharmonicity, such as the piano, harp, and harpsichord.…”
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Numerical study on transient response of the bowed string by Miwa SUEDA, Yohei ONODA, Chiharu TADOKORO, Hiroki MORI, Ken NAKANO, Takuo NAGAMINE

“…Helmholtz waves can be observed in a bowed string instrument such as a violin, and many researchers have studied the phenomenon, focusing on its unique movements and the mechanism of sounds. …”
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THE VIOLIN MINIATURE ON THE BORDER OF THE 20TH-21ST CENTURIES: ON THE PROBLEM OF CYCLIZATION by Oksana ALEKSANDROVA, Alla MELNYK

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