Ok... here we go with a list of books / articles I have that touch either directly or indirectly on the issue of Termination points. Some of them refer to terminations in general.. some to terminations of vibrating systems other then those with strings... tho comments are laced here and there pointing to pararells in function. Interesting stuff all in all. "The Educated Piano" Ed McMorrow "Design and tone in the Mechanoacoustic piano. Part 3. Piano strings and scale design" Harold A. Conklin "Design and tone in the Mechanoacoustic piano. Part 2. Piano structure" Harold A. Conklin. "Five Lectures on The Acoustics of the Piano" edited by Anders Askenfelt "The Departure of the Overtones of a Vibrating Wire from a True Harmonic Series" R.S. Shankland and J.W. Coltman "Fundementals of Music Acoustics" Arthur H. Benade "Music, Physics and Enginerring" Harry F. Olson "The Physics of Musical Instruments" Neville H. Fletcher Thomas D. Rossing. These last three are Books available online at Amason.com The rest are in article form. Five lectures is out of Print but contacting Askenfelt directly in Sweeden by e-mail may get you a article form copy as I have. Five lectures should almost be like required reading as it aquaints the reader with many sides of piano structure in a simple and very informative way. Good knowledge to have in your toolbox. Olsons book is a bit tough to hang on to... but analyses musical physics in the perspective of electrical functions. Benades book is perhaps the first one to buy for those of us starting out on this road. I really do encourage one and all to start building up a library,,, start assimiliating what you can. Its unbelievable just how pertainant this stuff ends up really being to everyday work. And it provides for a good basis for discussion of different material in forums such as this list, which inevitably causes one to sit and page through trying to find out more about what that last posting from Ron, Del, Newton, Coleman or any number of folks both great and small just posted... grin. Anyone who has any other good books or articles of interest ???? I'd like to read some more about Conklins work on the fat round front termination if anyone knows much about it. Clark wrote: > Richard, > > Could you provide a bibliography? I know you've cited the works in the past but > compiling all of them together would be helpful; pages, too, please - I might need > to get copies through interlibrary loan. > > On the opposite end of the string, isn't this related to the Wapin configuration? > > Appreciatively, > > Clark -- Richard Brekne Associate PTG, N.P.T.F. Bergen, Norway
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