Impact of Damping on Oscillation Patterns on the Plain Piano Soundboard
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Finite-Difference Model
2.2. Parameter Space
2.3. Driving Mechanisms
2.4. Spatial Analysis
2.5. Damping Estimations
2.5.1. Simulation
2.5.2. Measurements
3. Results
3.1. Damping of Piano Soundboards
3.2. Forced Oscillation Patterns vs. Eigenmodes
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Key | 1 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 30 | 34 | 39 | 45 | 53 | 63 | 74 |
x-positon/mm | 395 | 530 | 590 | 645 | 270 | 320 | 400 | 485 | 591 | 680 | 780 | 895 | 1055 | 1220 |
y-position/mm | 1730 | 1570 | 1375 | 1130 | 1560 | 1400 | 1200 | 965 | 735 | 560 | 375 | 225 | 95 | 15 |
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Bader, R.; Plath, N. Impact of Damping on Oscillation Patterns on the Plain Piano Soundboard. Acoustics 2022, 4, 1013-1027. https://doi.org/10.3390/acoustics4040062
Bader R, Plath N. Impact of Damping on Oscillation Patterns on the Plain Piano Soundboard. Acoustics. 2022; 4(4):1013-1027. https://doi.org/10.3390/acoustics4040062
Chicago/Turabian StyleBader, Rolf, and Niko Plath. 2022. "Impact of Damping on Oscillation Patterns on the Plain Piano Soundboard" Acoustics 4, no. 4: 1013-1027. https://doi.org/10.3390/acoustics4040062