Eleven-year GAL member Fan Tao directs R&D at D’Addario. He conducts violin acoustics research, is an accomplished string player, and holds degrees from Caltech and Princeton. He’s a trustee of the CAS, a director of the VSA, and codirector of the VSA-Oberlin Acoustics Workshop.
▪ bio current as of 2018
2019
AL#138 p.69
Fan Tao
▪ Can you avoid excessive string tension in a long-scale harp guitar?
2018
AL#134 p.69
Fan Tao
▪ How do I adjust string gauge to keep playing feel constant when changing scale length?
2014
AL#120 p.70
Fan Tao
▪ Determining whether to use wound or plain strings for odd-sized plucked instruments.
2010
AL#101 p.28
Fan Tao
▪ Fan Tao on understanding string issues in relation to custom instruments and customized tuning. From his 2008 GAL convention lecture.
2007
AL#91 p.68
Fan Tao
▪ Obscure information on original string types as fitted to early Orville Gibson archtops.