1985
AL#1 p.16   BRB1 p.8            read this article
W.D. Allen                                                                                           

▪ Allen attempts to introduce the nonphysicist to useful concepts of resonance including standing waves, captured air mass, and soundhole size. Illustrated with the author’s own sometimes-whimsical drawings, the article aims at preparing luthiers to understand heavier fare on the physics of musical instruments.

This article has been nominated as one of the Guild’s best articles published before 2010.