INDEX

Outline Historic - Critic of the LUTHERY
Introductory considerations
First part
Chap. 1 Plan of the work
Chap. 2 The origins and the evolution of the bow instruments
Chap. 3 New approach on the physical-acoustics problems of the violin
Chap. 4 The static energetic potential (in the rest instrument) and kinetic (in the stimulated instrument )
Second part
Chap. 5 Choice and use of the wood assigned to the construction of the bow instruments
Anatomy and technology elements of the wood
          - The cell and his functions in the vegetables
          - Elements that composed the vegetable cell
          - Dimensions of the vegetable cell
          - Vegetable physiology
          - Metabolism of the plants
          - Tissue vegetable (xylem and phloem) and mechanic tissue
          - Annual rings of growth
          - Inside morphology of the woody stem or trunk
Chap. 6 Vegetable kinds used in LUTHERY
          - The coniferous
          - The angiosperms
Chap. 7 Physical characteristics of the wood
          - Specific weight of some woods
          - Basal density of the wood
          - Limit of elasticity
          - Variations from the hygrometrics changes
          - Anomalies, degradation and merits of the wooden tissue
Chap. 8 The temperament of the wooden tissue
          - The ( D T ) in the bow instrument stimulated to emit sound6
Chap. 9 Thicken on the wooden tissue: Causes and effects
Chap. 10 Brief reflections on the varnish
Third Part
Cap. 11 Sound and succession of the oscillatory motion
          - Production and propagation mechanisms of the sound
          - Characteristics of the sound
          - Pure sound and complex sound
          - The sound propagation
          - Reflection of the sonorous waves
          - Resonance
          - Vibration of the foils or plates
          - Dynamics of the oscillatory motion in the bow instrument
Chap. 12 The parabolic curves evolution in the bow instruments
          - model types
          - Conclusive considerations
Fourth Part
Chap. 13 New method finalities for the CHECK-UP on ancient and modern bow instruments
          - The check-up
Chap. 14 Intervention’s possibilities related to the interactions between bridge, bass-bar, and sound-post
          - Corrective interventions
          - From the theory to the practical application
Fifth Part
Chap. 15 Specific acoustic phenomenons in the bow instruments
          - Modern science and ancient empiricism
          - Harmonicas combinations and interference effects of the differential resultant
Chap. 16 The baroque violin
          - The sound of the baroque bow instrument
          - Considerations on the normal evolution of the baroque and modern violin
          - Energetic differential relationships between baroque and modern bow instrument
Conclusive considerations
Bibliography