31727
Title Of Article Chaper
Acoustic tests of repairs to musical instrument soundboards
Title Of Journal Book
Conservation of wood in painting and the decorative arts. Reprints of the contributions to the Oxford congress, 17 - 23 September 1978
Pages
51-53
Collation
6 refs.
Publisher
International institute for conservation
Publisher City
London
Language Of Text
English
Language Of Summary
French
Literature Type
Monograph
Literature Level
Analytic
Meeting
Iic congress on the conservation of wood in painting and the decorative arts
Meeting City
Oxford
Abstract
The problems associated with the repair of damages to musical instrument soundboards in terms of possible changes in acoustical performance are examined and an apparatus for the acoustic testing of adhesives used in these repairs is described. Two experiments on repairs made with hot hide glue are outlined and some future directions of research are also mentioned.
Keywords
Music instrument, restoration; Wood, adhesive ICCROM
pub_id
31727
Meeting Date
19780917-19780923