Modal analysis of vibrations in musical instruments
Thomas D. Rossing, Uwe J. Hansen · The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America · 1990
Modal analysis describes the properties of an elastic structure in terms of its modes of vibration. Videotape is a convenient medium for presenting the results of experimental modal analysis of structural vibrations, both in a lecture and in the laboratory. Some modes of vibration of several musical instruments, including a guitar, a handbell, a Caribbean steel drum, a snare drum, and a plane soundboard, will be demonstrated on videotape.