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In Chapter 3, we discussed the vibrations of circular and rectangular plates and also shallow spherical shells. In this chapter, we consider various percussion instruments that are essentially flat or nearly flat metal plates. Most of the instruments are circular in shape. Some give a strong sensation of pitch; some do not. These instruments belong to a family called percussion idiophones (Marcuse, 1975), with the implication that their sound is determined “of themselves.”
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Fletcher, N.H., Rossing, T.D. (1998). Cymbals, Gongs, Plates, and Steel Drums. In: The Physics of Musical Instruments. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-21603-4_20
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