Tuning characteristics, radiation efficiency and subjective quality of a set of classical guitars

This paper is an exploratory study of the influence of tuning and radiation properties on the subjective quality of a small set of classical guitars. It is shown that overall measures of the tuning errors and of the radiation efficiency below 1 kHz produce good estimates of the subjective musical qu...

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Published in:	Applied acoustics Vol. 56; no. 3; pp. 183 - 197
Main Authors:	Boullosa, Ricardo R., Orduña-Bustamante, Felipe, Pérez López, A.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01-03-1999 Elsevier
Subjects:	Acoustics Exact sciences and technology Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications) Guitar acoustics Music and musical intruments Physics Radiation efficiency Subjective quality Radiation efficiency Guitar acoustics Subjective quality Sound quality Subjective evaluation Tuning Musical acoustics Acoustic radiation Musical instrument
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Summary:	This paper is an exploratory study of the influence of tuning and radiation properties on the subjective quality of a small set of classical guitars. It is shown that overall measures of the tuning errors and of the radiation efficiency below 1 kHz produce good estimates of the subjective musical quality of the guitars.
ISSN:	0003-682X 1872-910X
DOI:	10.1016/S0003-682X(98)00027-9