Abstract :
This paper describes how to use two key ingredients of microwave circuit design theory to design woodwind musical instruments; especially renaissance instruments such as the flute, crumhorn, or cornetto. The two main ingredients are transmission line theory, and a philosophy for modelling a physical system. Renaissance musical instruments are described, similarities between acoustical and microwave transmission lines are explained, and the design, fabrication, and test of a crumhorn is described
Keywords :
musical instruments; transmission line theory; acoustical transmission lines; cornetto; crumhorn; flute; microwave circuit design theory; microwave transmission lines; musical instrument design; physical system modelling; renaissance instruments; transmission line theory; woodwind musical instruments; Admittance; Circuit synthesis; Distributed parameter circuits; Equations; Fabrication; Impedance; Instruments; Propagation losses; Transmission line measurements; Transmission line theory;
