Modal Analysis

[Delwin D Fandrich]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Alan Forsyth" <alanforsyth@fortune4.fsnet.co.uk>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: May 08, 2003 3:27 PM
Subject: Modal Analysis


> >Del,
>          Can this type of modal experiment be reproduced? and if so, how?
> Greg Newell>
>
> Hi guys
> Thought you might like to visit this website which explains modal
analysis.
> I found it quite interesting.
>
> http://www.speech.kth.se/music/5_lectures/wogram/modal.html
> Regards
> Alan Forsyth
>

And a good example of why soundboard cutoff bars can (should) be used to
some advantage. Especially with a board as large as the Bosendorfer.

Now It would interesting to see what the vibration modes would be like with
the piano strung.

Del