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Part I Percussion Instruments, Their Classification and Their Sound |
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3 | (38) |
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3 | (24) |
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1.1.1 Description of Percussion Instruments |
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8 | (8) |
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1.1.2 The Frequency Range of Percussion Instruments |
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16 | (1) |
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1.1.3 The Layout Plan of Percussion Instruments in a Symphony Orchestra |
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17 | (2) |
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1.1.4 About the Musical Works Including Percussion Instruments |
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19 | (6) |
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25 | (2) |
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1.2 The Purpose of the Book |
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27 | (14) |
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27 | (5) |
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32 | (2) |
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34 | (1) |
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35 | (1) |
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36 | (2) |
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38 | (3) |
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2 Organology of Percussion Instruments for the Classic Symphony Orchestra |
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41 | (62) |
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41 | (24) |
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2.1.1 Iconographic Representation of Percussion Instruments for Early Music |
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43 | (2) |
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2.1.2 Written Documents About Percussion Instruments for Early Music |
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45 | (20) |
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2.2 Historical Evolution of Membranophone Percussion Instruments |
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65 | (25) |
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65 | (24) |
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89 | (1) |
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90 | (1) |
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2.3 Historical Evolution of Idiophone Percussion Instruments |
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90 | (4) |
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94 | (9) |
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95 | (1) |
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96 | (1) |
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97 | (2) |
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99 | (4) |
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3 About the Sound of Percussion Instruments |
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103 | (86) |
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103 | (2) |
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105 | (5) |
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110 | (2) |
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110 | (1) |
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110 | (2) |
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3.4 Vibration of Membranes |
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112 | (13) |
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125 | (4) |
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3.6 Impact Sounds of Percussion Instruments and the Effects of Materials on These Sounds |
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129 | (41) |
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3.6.1 Physical and Mechanical Properties of the Sound Sources |
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130 | (1) |
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3.6.2 Effect of Contact Stiffness on Vibration Modes of Bars |
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131 | (2) |
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3.6.3 About the Impact Sound on Bars and Plates Made of Wood |
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133 | (13) |
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3.6.4 Impact Sound on Bars and Plates Made of Various Materials |
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146 | (4) |
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3.6.5 About Sound of Percussion Instruments and the Vibration of Membranes |
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150 | (12) |
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3.6.6 About the Sound of Percussion Instruments and the Vibration of Shells |
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162 | (8) |
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170 | (19) |
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172 | (1) |
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Appendix 3.2 Wood Anatomy |
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172 | (11) |
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Appendix 3.3 List of Wood Species Cited in this Chapter |
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183 | (1) |
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184 | (5) |
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4 Methodology for Percussion Instruments Testing |
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189 | (90) |
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189 | (1) |
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4.2 Modes of Vibration of Percussion Instruments and Finite and Boundary Element Studies |
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190 | (1) |
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4.3 Experimental Studies on Modes of Vibration of Percussion Instruments |
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191 | (42) |
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4.3.1 Modal Testing with the Response of the Structure Measured Mechanically |
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191 | (13) |
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4.3.2 Optical Interferometry, as a Noncontact Method for Modal Testing |
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204 | (29) |
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4.4 Numerical Simulation of Percussion Instruments |
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233 | (24) |
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4.4.1 Numerical Methods in the Time and Frequency Domain-General Aspects |
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234 | (1) |
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4.4.2 Modal Behaviour of a Drum with One Membrane---The Timpani |
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235 | (2) |
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4.4.3 Modal Behaviour of a Drum with Two Membranes, the Tom-Tom |
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237 | (3) |
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4.4.4 Modal Behaviour of a Bowed Bar |
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240 | (11) |
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4.4.5 Interaction Between Bar and Mallet |
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251 | (6) |
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4.5 Improvement in the Design of Percussion Instruments |
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257 | (8) |
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4.5.1 The Bars of a Xylophone |
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258 | (1) |
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4.5.2 The Shell of a Snare Drum |
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259 | (6) |
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265 | (14) |
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266 | (2) |
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268 | (2) |
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270 | (9) |
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Part II Structural Parts of the Instruments |
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5 Materials for Membranophones---Timpani, Drums, Tambourine |
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279 | (58) |
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279 | (1) |
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280 | (15) |
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5.2.1 Structural Parts of the Timpani |
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280 | (3) |
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5.2.2 Materials for the Timpani |
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283 | (1) |
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5.2.3 Technological Aspects of Manufacturing of the Kettle |
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284 | (11) |
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295 | (20) |
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5.3.1 Structural Parts of the Snare Drum |
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300 | (1) |
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5.3.2 Materials for the Snare Drum |
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301 | (7) |
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5.3.3 Technological Aspects of Snare Drum Manufacturing |
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308 | (7) |
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315 | (10) |
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5.4.1 Structural Parts of the Bass Drum |
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315 | (2) |
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5.4.2 Materials for the Bass Drum |
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317 | (2) |
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5.4.3 Technological Aspects of Bass Drum Manufacturing |
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319 | (1) |
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5.4.4 Effect of Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical Treatment on Wood Structure |
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319 | (6) |
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325 | (4) |
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5.5.1 Description of the Tambourine |
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325 | (4) |
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5.5.2 Materials for Tambourines |
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329 | (1) |
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5.5.3 A Replica of a Tambourine of the XVth Century |
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329 | (1) |
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329 | (8) |
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334 | (3) |
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6 Idiophones Made of Wood and Played with Mallets: Marimbas and Xylophones |
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337 | (32) |
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337 | (18) |
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6.1.1 Structural Parts of the Marimba |
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337 | (4) |
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6.1.2 Materials for the Marimba |
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341 | (3) |
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6.1.3 Tuning a Marimba bar |
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344 | (7) |
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6.1.4 Technological Aspects of a Marimba Manufacturing |
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351 | (4) |
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355 | (10) |
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6.2.1 Structural Parts of the Xylophone |
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355 | (2) |
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6.2.2 Materials for the Xylophone |
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357 | (7) |
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6.2.3 Technological Aspects of Xylophone Manufacturing |
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364 | (1) |
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365 | (4) |
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367 | (2) |
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7 Materials for Metallic Idiophones Played with Mallets |
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369 | (32) |
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369 | (1) |
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369 | (24) |
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7.2.1 Structural Parts of the Vibraphone |
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371 | (5) |
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7.2.2 Materials for the Vibraphone |
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376 | (1) |
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7.2.3 Tuning the Vibraphone |
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376 | (12) |
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7.2.4 Tuning the Resonators |
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388 | (5) |
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393 | (5) |
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7.3.1 Structural Parts of the Glockenspiel |
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393 | (2) |
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7.3.2 Materials for the Glockenspiel |
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395 | (1) |
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7.3.3 Tuning the Glockenspiel |
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395 | (3) |
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398 | (3) |
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399 | (2) |
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8 Struck Idiophones Played with Mallets: Gongs, Cymbals, Chimes, Sound Plates, Triangle |
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401 | (82) |
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401 | (8) |
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409 | (28) |
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409 | (10) |
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419 | (12) |
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8.2.3 Chimes or Tubular Bells |
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431 | (1) |
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432 | (1) |
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433 | (4) |
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8.3 Material of Construction |
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437 | (7) |
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8.3.1 Materials for the Gongs |
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437 | (1) |
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8.3.2 Materials for Cymbals |
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437 | (3) |
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8.3.3 Materials for the Chimes |
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440 | (1) |
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8.3.4 Materials for the Sound Plates |
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440 | (4) |
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8.3.5 Materials for the Triangle |
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444 | (1) |
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8.4 Manufacturing of a Gong |
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444 | (8) |
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8.5 Manufacturing a Cymbal |
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452 | (1) |
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453 | (30) |
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456 | (1) |
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Appendix 8.1 Theoretical Aspects Related to the Vibration of Thin Plates and Membranes |
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456 | (11) |
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Appendix 8.2 About the Non-linear Mode Coupling in the Symmetrically Kinked Bars |
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467 | (6) |
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Appendix 8.3 About the Vibration of the Tubular Bells |
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473 | (4) |
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Appendix 8.4 Modes of Vibration of Triangles (data from Stanciu 2020) |
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477 | (3) |
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480 | (3) |
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483 | (48) |
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483 | (5) |
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9.2 Materials for Mallets and Drum Sticks |
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488 | (5) |
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9.2.1 Mallets for Membranophones: Timpani Mallets |
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488 | (2) |
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9.2.2 Mallets for Idiophone Instruments Made of Wood: The Xylophone and Marimba |
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490 | (1) |
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9.2.3 Mallets for Metallic Idiophones: Vibraphone, Glockenspiel |
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490 | (1) |
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9.2.4 Mallets for Struck Metallic Idiophone Instruments |
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490 | (3) |
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9.3 Materials for Mallets |
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493 | (1) |
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9.4 Response of the Structural Elements of Idiophones to Impact Excitation with Mallets |
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493 | (12) |
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9.4.1 Interaction Mallet---Infinite Rigid Plane |
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500 | (1) |
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500 | (2) |
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9.4.3 The Contact Pressure |
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502 | (1) |
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9.4.4 Impact with Internal Energy Dissipation |
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502 | (3) |
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9.5 Frequency Range at Maximum Excitation |
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505 | (14) |
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9.5.1 Spectrum of a Circular Membrane of a Timpani |
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507 | (2) |
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509 | (3) |
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9.5.3 Types of Mallet Contact Generating Sound |
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512 | (2) |
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9.5.4 The Strength of the Blow and the Dynamic Quality of the Mallet |
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514 | (5) |
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9.6 Manufacturing of the Mallets |
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519 | (4) |
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523 | (8) |
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Appendix 9.1 Mallets with Handles Made of Hollow Tubes of Aluminium |
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528 | (1) |
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528 | (3) |
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531 | (106) |
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531 | (18) |
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10.2 Structural Parts of the Carillon |
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549 | (25) |
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10.2.1 The Bells and the Mechanical Systems |
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551 | (4) |
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555 | (5) |
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560 | (1) |
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10.2.4 The Dynamics of the Bell Clapper |
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560 | (14) |
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574 | (1) |
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10.3 Materials for the Bells |
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574 | (23) |
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10.3.1 Chemical Composition of Tin Bronzes for Bells |
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578 | (8) |
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10.3.2 Materials and Acoustical Properties of Bells |
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586 | (8) |
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10.3.3 Substitutive Materials for Bells |
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594 | (3) |
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10.4 Manufacturing of Bells |
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597 | (28) |
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10.4.1 Technology for Bell Manufacturing |
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597 | (6) |
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603 | (3) |
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606 | (1) |
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10.4.4 The Pouring of the Bronze Alloy |
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607 | (1) |
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10.4.5 Cooling of the Bell in the Mould |
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608 | (2) |
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610 | (3) |
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10.4.7 Manufacturing the Clapper |
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613 | (2) |
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10.4.8 Manufacturing the Headstock of the Bell |
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615 | (2) |
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10.4.9 Non-destructive Technique for Tuning a Bell |
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617 | (8) |
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625 | (12) |
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626 | (3) |
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629 | (2) |
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Appendix 10.3 Processing of the Modes of Vibration of Carillon Bells |
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631 | (1) |
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632 | (5) |
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11 A Percussion Idiophone Instrument with Keyboard: The Celesta |
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637 | (20) |
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637 | (3) |
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11.2 Structural Parts of the Celesta |
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640 | (5) |
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11.3 Materials for Celesta |
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645 | (4) |
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11.4 Manufacturing of Celesta |
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649 | (1) |
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650 | (7) |
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Appendix 11.1 Celesta and Organ |
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655 | (1) |
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656 | (1) |
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657 | (4) |
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12.1 The Concussion Instruments |
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657 | (1) |
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12.2 Structural Parts of Concussion Instruments |
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657 | (2) |
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659 | (2) |
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659 | (2) |
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13 New Percussion Instruments |
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661 | (34) |
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661 | (1) |
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662 | (13) |
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13.2.1 The Crystal Baschet |
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662 | (5) |
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13.2.2 The Materials for the Crystal Baschet Instrument |
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667 | (3) |
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13.2.3 The Instrumentarium for Education |
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670 | (1) |
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670 | (5) |
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13.3 The Metallic Instruments |
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675 | (12) |
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13.3.1 Criteria for the Creation of New Metallic Musical Instruments |
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675 | (6) |
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13.3.2 New Metallic Musical Instruments |
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681 | (6) |
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687 | (8) |
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Appendix 13.1 Photographic Documents |
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688 | (1) |
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Appendix 13.2 Short Description of the Earlier Instruments Invented by Francois Baschet |
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688 | (4) |
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692 | (3) |
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Part III Properties of Materials |
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14 Properties of Wood Species for Percussion Instruments |
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695 | (92) |
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695 | (2) |
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14.2 Rosewood and Other Wood Tropical Species Traditionally Used for Xylophone, Marimba and Other Small Instruments |
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697 | (4) |
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697 | (4) |
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14.2.2 Species Commonly Used for Percussion Instruments |
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701 | (1) |
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14.3 Methods of Wood Identification and Related Wood Acoustical Properties |
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701 | (14) |
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14.3.1 Visual Identification of Species |
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701 | (2) |
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14.3.2 Ultrasonic Methods and Identification of Wood Species |
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703 | (6) |
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14.3.3 Chemical Spectroscopy for the Identification of Tropical Wood Species |
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709 | (6) |
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14.4 Acoustic Methods, Elastic Properties of Wood and Related Wood Structural Elements |
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715 | (14) |
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14.4.1 Structural Elements of Wood and the Propagation of Mechanical Waves |
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715 | (1) |
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14.4.2 Elastic Properties of Wood by Dynamic Methods |
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716 | (3) |
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14.4.3 Effect of Anatomical Elements of Wood on Some Elastic Constants of Wood |
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719 | (10) |
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14.5 Mechanical Characteristics of Wood Determined with Static Standard Methods |
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729 | (7) |
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14.6 Alternative Wood Species for the Bars of the Xylophone and Marimba |
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736 | (37) |
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14.6.1 Current Alternative Wood Species for Xylophone and Marimba Bars |
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737 | (3) |
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14.6.2 Other New Alternative Wood Species from Tropical Geographic Zones |
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740 | (23) |
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14.6.3 Treatments to Improve the Characteristics of Alternative Species |
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763 | (10) |
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773 | (14) |
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Appendix 14.1 Theoretical Aspects Related to the Vibration of Rectangular Bars and of Thin Plates |
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774 | (3) |
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Appendix 14.2 CITES and the List of Endangered or Vulnerable Species |
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777 | (2) |
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779 | (8) |
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15 Metallic Alloys for Percussion Instruments |
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787 | (54) |
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787 | (1) |
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15.2 Historic High Tin Bronze Alloys |
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787 | (6) |
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15.3 Non-destructive Methods for Testing Materials of Historical Bells |
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793 | (1) |
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15.4 Fatigue in Metallic Materials |
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794 | (2) |
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796 | (28) |
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15.5.1 Current Damage in Church Bells |
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796 | (2) |
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15.5.2 Fatigue Phenomena in Historical Bells |
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798 | (26) |
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15.6 Hammering and Hardening of Bronze Alloys |
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824 | (13) |
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15.6.1 Residual Strain in Cymbals |
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828 | (1) |
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15.6.2 Residual Stress in Cymbals |
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828 | (6) |
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15.6.3 Tensile Residual Stress and Dome Formatting in a Gong Made by Cold Forging |
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834 | (3) |
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837 | (4) |
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838 | (3) |
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16 Leather for Percussion Instruments |
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841 | (48) |
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841 | (3) |
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16.2 Structure of Various Types of Skins |
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844 | (3) |
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16.3 Physical and Mechanical Properties of Leather |
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847 | (25) |
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848 | (10) |
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16.3.2 Thermal Methods for Non-destructive Testing |
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858 | (7) |
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16.3.3 Microwave Method for the Measurement of the Orientation of Collagen Fibres |
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865 | (2) |
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16.3.4 Acoustic Non-destructive Methods |
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867 | (5) |
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16.4 Effect of Animal Genotype on Physical And-Mechanical Characteristics of Leather |
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872 | (3) |
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16.4.1 Identification of the Animal Source for Leather |
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872 | (1) |
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16.4.2 Effect of Animal Genotype on Physical and Mechanical Characteristics of Leather |
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873 | (2) |
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875 | (9) |
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16.5.1 Macroscopic and Microscopic Structure of Tight and Loose Leather |
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876 | (1) |
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16.5.2 Ultrasonic Imaging of Tight and Loose Leather |
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876 | (3) |
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16.5.3 Layered Structure of Tight and Loose Leather with X-Ray Scattering Measurements |
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879 | (3) |
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16.5.4 Looseness Identification with Spectroscopic Methods |
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882 | (2) |
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884 | (5) |
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886 | (3) |
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17 New Materials for Percussion Instruments |
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889 | (48) |
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889 | (1) |
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17.2 Materials and the Coupling of Vibrations of a Drum's Membrane Its Shell |
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890 | (10) |
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17.3 Composites for the Shell Made of Carbon Fibres |
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900 | (8) |
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17.3.1 Carbon Fibre Composites Made with Epoxy Resin |
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900 | (2) |
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17.3.2 Layered Structure of Carbon Fibre Epoxy Composite with Balsa Core |
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902 | (6) |
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17.4 Composites Made of Wood Fibres for the Shell of a Drum |
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908 | (5) |
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17.5 Composites Made of Vegetal Fibres for a Drum Shell |
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913 | (10) |
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17.5.1 The Vegetal Fibres |
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914 | (2) |
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17.5.2 The Polymer Matrix |
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916 | (2) |
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918 | (1) |
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17.5.4 Acoustic Emission Properties of Bio-Composites for the Shell |
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918 | (5) |
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17.6 Composites for the Velum of Membranophone Percussion Instruments |
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923 | (5) |
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923 | (3) |
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926 | (2) |
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17.7 Composites for Profiled Bars of Marimbas and Xylophones |
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928 | (4) |
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17.7.1 The Profiled Bars for Marimba |
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928 | (1) |
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17.7.2 Pultrusion Technology for Xylophone Bars |
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929 | (3) |
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932 | (5) |
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933 | (4) |
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Part IV Maintenance and Conservation of Percussion Instruments |
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18 Care, Maintenance and Restoration of Percussion Instruments |
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937 | (26) |
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937 | (1) |
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937 | (1) |
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18.3 The Effect of Environmental Temperature on Maintenance of Percussion Instruments |
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938 | (4) |
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18.4 Restoration of Percussion Instruments |
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942 | (17) |
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18.4.1 Restoration of a Celesta |
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943 | (1) |
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18.4.2 Restoration of an Archaeological Bell |
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943 | (9) |
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18.4.3 Reverse Engineering Method and Some Acoustical Properties of a Reconstructed Bell |
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952 | (7) |
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959 | (4) |
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960 | (3) |
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19 Conservation of Percussion Instruments |
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963 | (26) |
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19.1 Basic Aspects of the Conservation of Musical Instruments |
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963 | (1) |
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19.2 Indoor Deterioration of Cu Alloys |
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964 | (5) |
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19.3 Indoor Deterioration of Wood by Light |
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969 | (4) |
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19.4 Degradation of Leather |
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973 | (10) |
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973 | (3) |
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19.4.2 Leather Aging and Laboratory Experiments |
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976 | (7) |
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19.5 Ageing of Composites |
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983 | (1) |
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984 | (5) |
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986 | (3) |
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20 Patents for Percussion Instruments |
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989 | (42) |
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20.1 Patenting of the Percussion Instruments |
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989 | (1) |
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990 | (15) |
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20.2.1 Patents in German Speaking Countries in the XIXth Century |
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992 | (3) |
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20.2.2 Patents in the Netherlands in the XIXth Century |
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995 | (1) |
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20.2.3 Patents in England in the XIXth Century |
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995 | (2) |
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20.2.4 Patents in France in the XIXth Century |
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997 | (1) |
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20.2.5 Patents in Italy in the XIXth Century |
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998 | (1) |
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20.2.6 Patents for Timpani in the XXth Century and in the First Two Decades of the XXIst Century |
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999 | (6) |
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20.3 Patents for Snare Drum |
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1005 | (8) |
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20.4 Patent for Percussion Instruments with Bars |
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1013 | (2) |
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1015 | (4) |
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20.6 Patents for Tubular Bells and Other Tubes for Percussion Instruments |
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1019 | (6) |
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1019 | (3) |
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20.6.2 Other Hollow Tubes Made of Composite Materials |
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1022 | (2) |
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1024 | (1) |
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1025 | (6) |
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1027 | (2) |
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1029 | (1) |
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1029 | (2) |
Index |
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