DocumentCode
3138062
Title
Transmission line theory applied to the design of woodwind musical instruments
Author
Jackson, Charles
fYear
2000
fDate
2000
Firstpage
1527
Lastpage
1530
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Microwave Conference, 2000 Asia-Pacific
Conference_Location
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN
0-7803-6435-X
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/APMC.2000.926128
Filename
926128
Link To Document