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Handbook of Materials for Wind Musical Instruments

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  • © 2019

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Authors:
  1. Voichita Bucur

    1. School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia

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  • Underlines the relationships between materials properties and quality of wind musical instruments for classical symphony orchestra

  • Suggests new materials for wind musical instruments

  • Presents a methodology for objective definition of the quality of wind musical instruments

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
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  2. Introduction

    • Voichita Bucur
    Pages 1-6

  3. Organologic Description of Wind Instruments

    • Voichita Bucur
    Pages 7-123

  5. Basic Acoustics of Wind Instruments

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 335-335
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    2. Resonant Air Column in Wind Instruments

      • Voichita Bucur
      Pages 337-358

    3. Effect of Wall Material on Vibration Modes of Wind Instruments

      • Voichita Bucur
      Pages 359-424

    4. Effects of Bore Shape and Tone Holes

      • Voichita Bucur
      Pages 425-441

    5. Methods for Measuring the Acoustic Properties of Wind Instruments

      • Voichita Bucur
      Pages 443-472

  6. Manufacturing of Wind Instruments

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 473-473
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    2. Manufacturing of Metallic Tubes for Wind Musical Instruments

      • Voichita Bucur
      Pages 475-525

    3. Manufacturing of Tubes and Pipes in Wood

      • Voichita Bucur
      Pages 527-558

    4. Manufacturing of the Reeds for Reed Driven Instruments

      • Voichita Bucur
      Pages 559-577

    5. Manufacturing and Functions of Pads and Keys for Woodwind Instruments

      • Voichita Bucur
      Pages 579-592

    6. Digital Fabrication of Some Wind Instruments

      • Voichita Bucur
      Pages 593-613
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About this book

This book addresses key questions about the materials used for the wind instruments of classical symphony orchestra such as flutes, clarinets, saxophones, oboes, bassoons and pipe organs. The content of this book is structured into four parts.

Part 1- Description of materials for wind instruments deals with wood species and materials for reeds used for making clarinet, oboe and bassoon- and, with metallic materials and alloys for - horn, trumpet, trombone, etc. Auxiliary materials associated with the manufacturing of wind instruments are felt, cork, leather and parchment.

Part 2- Basic acoustics of wind instruments, in which are presented succinctly, some pertinent aspects related to the physics of the resonant air column. An important aspect discussed is related to the effect of wall material on the vibration modes of the walls of wind instruments. The methods for measuring the acoustical properties of wind instruments are presented.

Part 3- Manufacturing of wind instruments, describes the technology used in manufacturing metallic tubes and pipes made of wood.

Part 4 - The durability and degradation of materials addresses data about methods for cleaning wind instruments, studies factors producing degradation of organ pipes, describes methods of conservation and restoration of brass instruments and of historical pipe organs. Finally, the properties of marble are described, being the only one nondegradable and sustainable material used for pipes for organs.

Authors and Affiliations

  • School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia

    Voichita Bucur

About the author

Dr. Voichita Bucur, currently adjunct professor at RMIT Melbourne, Australia, received her bachelor in Engineering in 1962 from Polytechnic Institute Brasov, Romania, and her PhD in Mechanics and Ultrasonics in 1984 from the Institut Supérieur des Materiaux, St Ouen, Paris, France. Her fields of research encompass development of non-destructive techniques (vibrational, acoustic, ultrasonic, X- rays) for the assessment of the quality of trees, wood products and wood-based composites, mechanical characterisation of materials with non-destructive techniques, wood science and technology, and mechanical characterisation of wood for musical instruments.In 2004 she awarded silver medal by Société d’Encouragement du Progrès, France, for contributions to mechanics, acoustics, wood science, education and service to the society. In 2007 she had the distinguish award at 15th International Symposium on Nonestructive Testing of wood, Duluth, Minessota, USA, for contribution to the development of nondestructive techniques for wood and wood based composites. .

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