Handbook of Materials for Wind Musical Instruments Voichita Bucur

1. Introduction

2. Organologic Description of Wind Instruments

Part I. Description of Materials for Wind Instruments

3. Wood Species for Reed-Driven Instruments—Clarinet, Oboe, Bassoon and for Baroque Flute

4. Physical, Mechanical and Acoustical Properties of Cane for Reeds

5. Metallic Materials for Lip Driven and Air Jet Driven Instruments

6. Fibrous Auxiliary Materials—Felt, Cork, Paperboard

7. Organic Auxiliary Materials—Leather and Parchment

Part II. Basic Acoustics of Wind Instruments

8. Resonant Air Column in Wind Instruments

9. Effect of Wall Material on Vibration Modes of Wind Instruments

10. Effects of Bore Shape and Tone Holes

11. Methods for Measuring the Acoustic Properties of Wind Instruments

Part III. Manufacturing of Wind Instruments

12. Manufacturing of Metallic Tubes for Wind Musical Instruments

13. Manufacturing of Tubes and Pipes in Wood

14. Manufacturing of the Reeds for Reed Driven Instruments

15. Manufacturing and Functions of Pads and Keys for Woodwind Instruments

16. Digital Fabrication of Some Wind Instruments

Part IV. About the Durability and Degradation of Materials

17. Procedures Used for Cleaning Metallic Wind Instruments

18. Degradation of Organ Pipes and of Brass Instruments

19. Restoration and Conservation of Metallic Wind Musical Instruments

20. Restoration of Pipe Organs

21. Marble, The Nondegradable Material for Pipe Organ

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