Physical modeling of the piano: First results for a simple monochord
Nicholas J. Giordano · The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America · 1999
Initial results are presented for a project aimed at constructing a physical model of the piano. Newton’s laws are used to calculate the motion of the hammer, strings, soundboard, and room air, and thereby compute the sound produced by the instrument from ‘‘first principles.’’ In this talk we focus on a prototype instrument consisting of a monochord with a small soundboard. Modeling results for this geometry are described, and compared with experimental results for a laboratory version of the instrument. If possible, calculated tones will be presented. [Work supported by NSF Grant PHY-9722031.]