Natural Materials for Musical Instruments

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• Jim Woodhouse, CNHS President; Emeritus Professor of Structural Dynamics
• Thursday 20 March 2025, 19:15-20:30
• Main Seminar Room (First Floor) David Attenborough Building, University of Cambridge Pembroke St, Cambridge CB2 3QZ.

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Please note the start time, being after the AGM, is approximate.

Immediately following the CNHS AGM , Jim Woodhouse will give a Presidential Address on the various uses of natural materials in the making of traditional musical instruments.

The talk will focus mostly on wood: why instrument makers prefer certain particular types of wood, what it is in the cellular structure that makes these timbers special, and what scope there may be to use alternative materials in the light of climate pressure and CITES restrictions.

This talk is part of the Cambridge Natural History Society series.

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