2010/12/02 by Lai-Mei Nie, Nie, Lai-Mei
Computer Science · Neuroscience · Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #General Physics (physics.gen-ph) #Music Technology and Sound Studies #Music and Audio Processing #Neuroscience and Music Perception #physics.gen-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1012.0420
11 pages, 5 figures
arxiv created 2010/12/02 · openalex publication_date 2010/12/02 · arxiv updated 2010/12/03 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Piano tones vary according to how pianist touches the keys. Many possible factors contribute to the relations between piano touch and tone. Focusing on the stiffness of string, we establish a model for vibration of a real piano string and derive a semi-analytical solution to the vibration equation.