Evaluation of Piano Key Vibrations Among Different Acoustic Pianos and Relevance to Vibration Sensation.

Autor: Fluckiger, Matthias, Grosshauser, Tobias, Troster, Gerhard
Zdroj: IEEE Transactions on Haptics; Apr/Jun2018, Vol. 11 Issue 2, p212-219, 8p
Abstrakt: Recent studies suggest that vibration of piano keys affect the perceived quality of the instrument, as well as the dynamic control and timing in piano playing. However, the time signals of piano key vibrations and its physical properties have not been analyzed and compared to the threshold of vibration sensation in a real-life playing situation yet. This study investigates piano key vibrations and explores the diversity of vibrations among different pianos with a laser Doppler vibrometer. A pianist was performing single keystrokes, note sequences, and a music piece excerpt on four concert grand pianos, five grand pianos, and two upright pianos. The measurements showed peak displacement levels up to 80  [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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