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| History of Musical Acoustics | Acoustics of Historical and Traditional Wind Instruments | Acoustics of Historical and Traditional Stringed Instruments | Acoustics of Historical and Traditional Percussion Instruments | Visit to the Russell Collection | Saturday 23rd August |
| The Harpsichord | The Pianoforte | String Instruments | Wind Instruments |
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Welcome to the Galpin Society and Opening of Joint Sessions
Arnold Myers Faculty of Music, University of Edinburgh, U.K. |
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John Donaldson and 19th-century Acoustics Teaching in
the University of Edinburgh
Christopher D.S. Field Faculty of Music, University of Edinburgh, U.K. |
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The History of Musical Acoustics:
Natural Potential of Tone Pitches and their Relations in the Light of
Evolution of Acoustical Musical Thought and its Influence on
Musical Instrument Practice
Mihaljo L. Djordjevic Radio Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia |
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The State of Progress with the Edinburgh University
Manuscript Instrumentalischer Bettlermantl
J. Patricia Campbell Department of Fine Art, University of Edinburgh, U.K. |
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Application of Acoustical Science by Historical Makers
of Keyboard Instruments
John Koster The Shrine to Music Museum, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, U.S.A. |
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Non-conformistic Pipe Scaling for a Classical Organ
Dirk Steenbrugge Gent, Belgium |
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Musical Acoustics of Dutch Wind Instruments from the
Period of the Baroque
Rob Van Acht Haags Gemeentemuseum and Institute of Sonology, Koninklijk Conservatorium, The Hague, The Netherlands |
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Using Pulse Reflectometry to Compare the Evolution of
the Cornet and the Trumpet in the 19th and 20th Centuries
David B. Sharp [1], Arnold Myers [2] and D. Murray Campbell [1] 1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, U.K. 2. Faculty of Music, University of Edinburgh, U.K. |
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Early Years of the Modern Trombone: Some Observations
Arnold Myers [1] and Raymond Parks [2] 1. Faculty of Music, University of Edinburgh, U.K. 2. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, U.K. |
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Tone Development in Stringed Instruments, I: the
Degradation of Hemicellulose
Ephraim Segerman Manchester, U.K. |
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Tone Development in Stringed Instruments II: Acoustic
Vibration and Creep
Ephraim Segerman Manchester, U.K. |
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Bowed String Parameters and the Hurdy
Gurdy
Peter Dobbins BAeSEMA, Bristol, U.K. |
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Acoustic and Dynamic Characterization of Different
Hammers-sets in the Rossini Piano Pleyel "petit à queue"
Restoration
Alessandro Cocchi [1], Flavio Ponzi [2] and Lamberto Tronchin [1] 1. DIENCA, Faculty of Engineering, University of Bologna, Italy 2. Echo Historical Pianos, Bologna, Italy |
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Sympathetic Stringing as applied to the Baryton and
other Bowed Instruments of the 17th and 18th centuries: Origins -
Applications - Acoustics
Terence M. Pamplin London Guildhall University, London, U.K. |
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Acoustics of Historical Guitars
Bernard Richardson Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Wales, Cardiff, U.K. |
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An Acoustical Study for the Restoration
of the Carillon in Perpignan - Characterization of Bell Dampings
Xavier Boutillon, Bertrand David and Benoit Fabre Laboratoire d'acoustique Musicale, Université Paris VI, France |
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Acoustics of Ancient Chinese Bells
Thomas D. Rossing Physics Department, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, U.S.A. |
St Cecilia's Hall, Friday 22nd 17:00
| Visit to the Russell Collection of Early Keyboard Instruments |
Reid Concert Hall, Saturday 23rd 09:00
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English Virginal Design Concepts and Pitch
Standards
Darryl Martin Faculty of Music, University of Edinburgh, U.K. |
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Towards Establishing the Original Disposition of the 1627 Stefano
Bolcioni Harpsichord in the Russell Collection,
Part 1: Geometry, the Oncia and the Original Dimensions
G. Grant O'Brien Russell Collection of Early Keyboard Instruments, Faculty of Music, University of Edinburgh, U.K. |
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Towards Establishing the Original Disposition of the 1627 Stefano
Bolcioni Harpsichord in the Russell Collection,
Part 2: The Original Musical State
G. Grant O'Brien Russell Collection of Early Keyboard Instruments, Faculty of Music, University of Edinburgh, U.K. |
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Technology in the Kirkman Workshop: the State of the Art
John R. Watson Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Williamsburg, Virginia, U.S.A. |
Reid Concert Hall, Saturday 23rd 10:50
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Early Iron Framing in Pianos: The Work of Alpheus
Babcock and the Boston School
Darcy Kuronen Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. |
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G.F. Sievers and mid 19th-century Pianoforte Technology
Marco Tiella Rovereto, Italy |
Reid Concert Hall, Saturday 23rd 12:10
| Demonstration: PAZ: a
New Tool to Measure the Colour of Sound ? - Pianalyzer (PAZ) made by
Dean Reyburn, U.S.A., for use on MAC, mainly intended to be a tool for
piano technicians in voicing and tuning Odd Aanstad Vesteroy, Norway |
Reid Concert Hall, Saturday 23rd 14:00
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Endongo (Bowl Lyre) of the Baganda of Uganda: an
Examination of its Acoustical Properties
James K. Makubuya MIT Music and Theater Arts, Cambridge, MA, U.S.A. |
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"Tension-Free Instruments" - the Guitar and
Mandolin Designs of Orville Gibson
Darryl Martin Faculty of Music, University of Edinburgh, U.K. |
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Some Technological Features of Russian Seven-String Guitars
Nina Mileshina and Alexander Batov The Glinka State Central Museum of Musical Culture, Moscow, Russia |
Reid Concert Hall, Saturday 23rd 15:30
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The Stock-and-Horn
Charles Foster Aberdeen, U.K. |
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The Pace Family: their Life and Times in London
Louise Bacon Department of Conservation, The Horniman Museum, London |
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Archaisms in the Musical Instrument Culture of Belarus
Inna Nazina Belarusian Academy of Music, Minsk, Belarus |
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Might-have-been Bassoons: Reform Instruments by Boehm,
Tamplini and Kruspe
William Waterhouse London, U.K. |
The Abstracts of the Colloquium Papers are published on the World-Wide Web, URL:-
This Colloquium was followed by the One-day Conference on Instrumentalischer Bettlermantl, a 17th-century Musical Compendium in the Edinburgh University Library Special Collections, held in the University of Edinburgh, Sunday 24th August, Web URL: http://www.music.ed.ac.uk/euchmi/manuscript/
The sessions on Friday August 22 were jointly held with the International Symposium on Musical Acoustics (ISMA '97) held in the University of Edinburgh, 19-22 August.
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