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Intonation and compensation of fretted string instruments

Varieschi et al., 2010

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11981457776563765622
Author
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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