Outputs (2)

Potential for estimating the age of instruments by characterisation of wood properties via acoustics. (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ridley-Ellis, D., & Popescu, C. (2014, September). Potential for estimating the age of instruments by characterisation of wood properties via acoustics. Presented at WoodMusiCK (FP1302) conference ‘multidisciplinary approach to wooden musical instrument

The performance of musical instruments is sensitive to several wood properties that are affected by aging. These wood properties also change with temperature and humidity in ways that interact with (and change as a result of) aging processes. This of... Read More about Potential for estimating the age of instruments by characterisation of wood properties via acoustics..

Stiffness changes during low temperature thermal treatment of Scots pine, assessed by acoustic NDT (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ridley-Ellis, D., Popescu, C., Keating, B. A., Popescu, M., & Hill, C. A. S. (2014). Stiffness changes during low temperature thermal treatment of Scots pine, assessed by acoustic NDT. In L. Nunes, D. Jones, C. A. S. Hill, & H. Militz (Eds.), Proceedings

The change, over time, in density, longitudinal modulus of elasticity, shear modulus and chemical structure of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) under thermal treatment (110, 120 and 140 C) was evaluated. The determinations of the specific changes were c... Read More about Stiffness changes during low temperature thermal treatment of Scots pine, assessed by acoustic NDT.