Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-2012
Abstract
In this paper we present a simple way to convert a conventional sonometer into a simulated fretted instrument, such as a guitar or similar, by adding a fingerboard to the sonometer. In particular, we use this modified apparatus in relation to the problem of the instrument intonation, i.e., how to obtain correctly tuned notes on these string instruments. The experimental procedures presented in this study can become a more structured laboratory activity to be used in general physics courses or acoustics classes.
Original Publication Citation
Z. Burstein, C. Gower and G. Varieschi, "Simulating a Guitar with a Conventional Sonometer," Open Journal of Acoustics, Vol. 2 No. 2, 2012, pp. 67-71. doi: 10.4236/oja.2012.22007.
Publisher Statement
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Digital Commons @ LMU & LLS Citation
Burstein, Zily; Gower, Christina M.; and Varieschi, Gabriele U., "Simulating a Guitar with a Conventional Sonometer" (2012). Physics Faculty Works. 12.
https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/phys_fac/12
