String instruments are complex mechanical vibrating systems, in terms of both structure and
fluid–structure interaction. Here, a review study of the modeling and simulation of stringed …

The classical guitar is a popular string instrument in which the sound results from a coupled
mechanical process. The oscillation of the plucked strings is transferred through the bridge …

The basic idea of physics-based sound synthesis is that it models the sound generation
mechanism of the instrument rather than the generated sound itself, which is more common …

The Portuguese guitar is a pear-shaped instrument with twelve metal strings which is widely
used in Portuguese traditional music. Unlike most common guitars, it has a curved top-plate …

Collisions are an innate part of the function of many musical instruments. Due to the
nonlinear nature of contact forces, special care has to be taken in the construction of …

In the quest for synthetic sound of a natural acoustic character fretted instruments, such as
the guitar, present numerous challenges. For fully articulated synthesis, sample-based …

This thesis consists of an introduction and nine articles. The general framework of the
articles is the analysis and synthesis of plucked string instruments. The articles document …

Nonlinearity in the vibration of a string is responsible for interesting acoustical features in
many plucked string instruments, resulting in a characteristic and easily recognizable tone …

Most theoretical studies of bowed-string instruments deal with isolated strings, pinned on
fixed supports. In others, the instrument body dynamics have been accounted by using …

Research has shown that the soundboard plays an increasingly important role compared to
the sound hole, back plate, and the bridge at high frequencies. The frequency spectrum of …