Physical modeling of the piano
Abstract
A project aimed at constructing a physical model of the piano is described. Our goal is to calculate the sound produced by the instrument entirely from Newton's laws. The structure of the model is described along with experiments that augment and test the model calculations. The state of the model and what can be learned from it are discussed.
Published in:
Eurasip Journal on Applied Signal Processing 2004,7 (2004) 926-933;
Link to original published article:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S111086570440105X
Keywords
physical modeling;; piano;; time-domain simulation;; numerical simulations;; string excitation;; mechanoacoustic piano;; general-solution;; narrow hammer;; soundboard;; design;; tone;; xylophones
Date of Version
January 2004
Recommended Citation
Giordano, N. and Jiang, M., "Physical modeling of the piano" (2004). Department of Physics and Astronomy Faculty Publications. Paper 392.
https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/physics_articles/392