Antonio Stradivari
His Life and Work (1644-1737).
cellist, cello, violoncello, violin, strings, orchestra, classical, music, viol, gamba, bass, symphony
Howard Wright's PhD research on the acoustics of the classical guitar (thesis available for download).
I developed a numerical model of the guitar capable of synthesising the sound of plucked notes, and investigated the differences in tone that result from changes to the guitar body modes.
thesis, howard, wright, PhD, research, acoustic, acoustics, music, guitar, guitars, modelling, perception, tone, timbre, synthesis, synthesise, synthesize, mode, modes, quality, model
Welcome and index page for CIMCIM, International Committee of Musical Instrument Museums and Collections of ICOM, the International Council of Museums.
musical instruments, museum, gallery, research collection, conservation, documentation, education, exhibitions, history, international directory, traditional musical instruments, training
Sitar, Tabla, Tanpura and more Indian instruments from Buckingham Music.
Sitar, tabla, sarode, dilruba, tanpura, harmonium, sitar cases, strings, mezrab, electronic tanpura, swarmandal, video tutorials, teaching books and more... Buckingham Music imports and provides musical instruments and accessories from India as well as creating original writings and on-line tutorials about Indian music and the instruments.
A procedure for correcting warped, broken, bent, stripped concertina endscrews.
Homewood Musical Instrument Company Birmingham, Alabama.
Endplate screws on antique concertinas can frequently fail. This often results in air leaks that contribute to poor performance in the instrument. End screws are usually steel and should last the life of the instrument, but years of abuse by well meaning players with bad screwdrivers and overzealous tightening can ruin screw heads, strip the small brass endbolts hiding beneath the chamois lining on the bellows frame or break the screw off inside the concertina....