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Shape alteration of large string instruments due to changing climate conditions

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Large string instruments, such as cellos and double basses, are manufactured, bought and played all over the world. Thereby they are exposed to different climate conditions. This paper describes shape alterations using the example of a double bass stored at different climatic conditions. By means of an optical measurement these shape alterations were recorded and represented. The results clearly show spots with strong and without deformations. Thus, weak points of the construction are localised and improvements can be established for the construction of string instruments.

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Acknowledgements

The research project, these investigations are based on, was financially supported by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology of Germany (Grant Reference 16KN035321). The implementation of the measurements was conducted at the Institute of Lightweight Engineering and Polymer Technology. The authors would like to thank their colleagues in this institution for the generous support.

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  1. Technische Universität Dresden, Institute of Wood and Paper Technology, 01069, Dresden, Germany

    Beate Buchelt, Tobias Dietrich & André Wagenführ

  2. Technische Universität Dresden, Institute of Lightweight Engineering and Polymer Technology, 01069, Dresden, Germany

    Marek Danczak & Jörn Jaschinski

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Buchelt, B., Dietrich, T., Wagenführ, A. et al. Shape alteration of large string instruments due to changing climate conditions. Eur. J. Wood Prod. 75, 561–567 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00107-016-1104-4

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