Varieschi et al., 2010 - Google Patents
Intonation and compensation of fretted string instrumentsVarieschi et al., 2010
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- Varieschi G
- Gower C
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- American Journal of Physics
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We discuss theoretical and physical models that are useful for analyzing the intonation of musical instruments such as guitars and mandolins and can be used to improve the tuning on these instruments. The placement of frets on the fingerboard is designed according to …
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