The physics of musical instruments Book

	Preface
	Preface to the First Edition
I	Vibrating Systems
1	Free and Forced Vibrations of Simple Systems	3
2	Continuous Systems in One Dimension: Strings and Bars	34
3	Two-Dimensional Systems: Membranes, Plates, and Shells	70
4	Coupled Vibrating Systems	102
5	Nonlinear Systems	133
II	Sound Waves
6	Sound Waves in Air	155
7	Sound Radiation	171
8	Pipes, Horns and Cavities	190
III	String Instruments
9	Guitars and Lutes	239
10	Bowed String Instruments	272
11	Harps, Harpsichords, Clavichords, and Dulcimers	331
12	The Piano	352
IV	Wind Instruments
13	Sound Generation by Reed and Lip Vibrations	401
14	Lip-Driven Brass Instruments	429
15	Woodwind Reed Instruments	461
16	Flutes and Flue Organ Pipes	503
17	Pipe Organs	552
V	Percussion Instruments
18	Drums	583
19	Mallet Percussion Instruments	623
20	Cymbals, Gongs, Plates, and Steel Drums	649
21	Bells	675
VI	Materials
22	Materials for Musical Instruments	711
	Name Index	735
	Subject Index	743