000			05087nam a2200373Ki 4500
001			ocn869736155
003			OCoLC
005			20240726105506.0
008			140203s2010 enka ob 001 0 eng d
040			_aNT _beng _erda _epn _cNT
020			_a9780191030147 _q((electronic)l(electronic)ctronic)l((electronic)l(electronic)ctronic)ctronic bk.
050	0	4	_aML3805 _b.P497 2010
049			_aNTA
100	1		_aGiordano, Nicholas J. _e1
245	1	0	_aPhysics of the piano /Nicholas J. Giordano, Sr.
260			_aOxford ; _aNew York : _bOxford University Press, _c(c)2010.
300			_a1 online resource (xi, 170 pages) : _billustrations.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
347			_adata file _2rda
504			_a2
505	0	0	_a1. Introduction. -- _tThe goals of this book -- _tWhat exactly is a piano? -- _tThe way a physicist thinks -- _tOrganization of this book -- _t1. A brief introduction to waves and sound. -- _tWhat is a wave? -- _tSound as a wave -- _tThe spectrum of sound -- _tSpectrum as a real musical tone -- _tPitch -- _tHow the ear detects sound -- _tCombining two waves: beats -- _t3. Making a musical scale. -- _tIt all starts with the octave -- _tUsing a logarithmic scale of frequency and pitch -- _tPythagorus and the importance of musical intervals -- _tConstructing a musical scale -- _tMeasuring the distance between notes: Cents -- _t4. Why the piano was invented: a little history. -- _tThe harpsichord -- _tThe clavichord -- _tHitting strings with hammers: the pantaleon -- _tThe invention of the piano -- _tAcceptance of the piano -- _tThe evolutionary road ahead -- _t5. Making music with a vibrating string. -- _tThe ideal string and some of its properties -- _tStanding waves -- _tThe shape of a grand piano -- _tDesigning the strings -- _tWaves on real strings: the effect of string stiffness -- _tReal strings: what have we learned and where do we go next? -- _t6. Hitting strings with hammers. -- _tWhat happens when a hammer hits a string? -- _tThe design of piano hammers -- _tThe hammer-string collision and the importance of contact time -- _tThe hammer-string collision and the importance of non-linearity -- _tWhere should the hammer hit the string? -- _tLongitudinal string vibrations -- _tHolding the string in place: the agraffe and capo tasto bar -- _tConnecting the key to the hammer: design of the piano action -- _tThe Viennese action: an example of an evolutionary dead end -- _t7. The soundboard: turning string vibrations into sound. -- _tDesigning the soundboard -- _tVibration of the soundboard -- _tThe soundboard as speaker -- _tThe rest of the piano: contributions of the rim, lid, and plate --
505	0	0	_a8. Connecting the strings to the soundboard. -- _tDecay of a piano tone -- _tDamping of a piano tone part 1: motion of a single string and the effect of polarization -- _tDamping of a piano tone part 2: how the strings act on each other through the bridge -- _tMaking sound from longitudinal string motion -- _tMotion of the bridge and its effect on the frequencies of string partials -- _t9. Evolution of the piano. -- _tIn the beginning: key features of the first piano -- _tWhy did the piano need to evolve? -- _tThe piano industry on the move -- _tThe industrial revolution and its impact on the piano -- _tThe shape of a piano: fitting everything into the case -- _tOn the nature of evolutionary change -- _t10. Psychoacoustics: how we perceive musical tones. -- _tPhysics and human senses: the difficulties in putting them together -- _tHermann von Helmholtz and his long shadow -- _tRange of human hearing and the range of a piano -- _tPitch perception and the missing fundamental -- _tConsonance and dissonance of musical tones: implications for piano design -- _t11. The magic of Steinway. -- _tThe piano in our culture -- _tThe Steinway family and the rise of the company -- _tSteinway and Sons' role in the development of the piano -- _tMarketing and the Steinway legend -- _tRise and fall of the family business -- _tThe Steinway brand today -- _tWhy is a Steinway piano so special? -- _t12. What physics can and cannot teach us about pianos. -- _tPhysics lesson -- _tPerceptual lessons -- _tThe evolutionary future of the piano -- _tFinding the right piano -- _tDefinitions of common terms.
520	0		_aThe explanations in this book use a minimum of mathematics, and are intended for anyone who is interested in music and musical instruments. At the same time, there are many insights relating physics and the piano that will likely be interesting and perhaps surprising for many physicists. --publisher's description.
530			_a2 _ub
650		0	_aSound.
650		0	_aPiano _xAcoustics.
655		1	_aElectronic Books.
856	4	0	_uhttps://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=694157&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 _zClick to access digital title | log in using your CIU ID number and my.ciu.edu password
942			_cOB _D _eEB _hML _m2010 _QOL _R _x _8NFIC _2LOC
994			_a02 _bNT
999			_c102019 _d102019
902			_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell