Plucking the string: The excitation mechanism of the guitar.
Sandra Carral · The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America · 2010
The excitation mechanism of any musical instrument is a key component of the sound production and resulting sound of the instrument. In the case of the guitar, the manner and object with which the strings on the guitar are plucked determine, to some extent, the sound of the instrument. Parameters such as the plucking position, initial displacement, and deformation of the string have a strong influence on the resulting sound and its spectrum. In this talk, these and other parameters, as well as how they influence the sound, will be explained in detail, reviewing the studies available on this subject.