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Title
On the Audibility of Electric Guitar TonewoodJournal title
Archives of AcousticsYearbook
2021Volume
vol. 46Issue
No 4Authors
Affiliation
Jasiński, Jan : Department of Mechanics and Vibroacoustics, AGH University of Science and Technology, Cracow, Poland ; Oleś, Stanisław : Department of Mechanics and Vibroacoustics, AGH University of Science and Technology, Cracow, Poland ; Tokarczyk, Daniel : Department of Mechanics and Vibroacoustics, AGH University of Science and Technology, Cracow, Poland ; Pluta, Marek : Department of Mechanics and Vibroacoustics, AGH University of Science and Technology, Cracow, PolandKeywords
electric guitar ; tonewoods ; spectral analysis ; instrument timbre ; exotic woods ; guitar toneDivisions of PAS
Nauki TechniczneCoverage
571-578Publisher
Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Fundamental Technological Research, Committee on AcousticsBibliography
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