Aerodynamic excitation and sound production of blown-closed free reeds without acoustic coupling: the example of the accordion reed

• Published in: The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America Vol. 117; no. 4 Pt 1; p. 2279
• Main Authors: Ricot, Denis, Caussé, René, Misdariis, Nicolas
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.04.2005

The accordion reed is an example of a blown-closed free reed. Unlike most oscillating valves in wind musical instruments, self-sustained oscillations occur without acoustic coupling. Flow visualizations and measurements in water show that the flow can be supposed incompressible and potential. A mode...