UIUC Physics 406
Acoustical Physics of Music
Student Projects/Experimental Results
Spring Semester 2011:

1. Bilal Gabula designed and built a simple spectrum analyzer

2. Chris Keller built a marimba and measured some of its acoustical properties.

3. Daniel Klinger designed and built a ring-modulator FX/stompbox for use with his electric guitar.

4. Darby Hewitt modified his Fender Blues Junior amplifier, and carried out before-vs-after comparison(s) of measurements of its performance.

5. Dong San Choi built a headphone amplifier and also built a pair of stereo speakers, and then measured their acoustical and EM properties.

6. Kyle Kleyweg built a prototype plasma speaker.

7. Matt Wrobel refoamed the surrounds on a pair of woofers and also investigated digital room corrections.

8. Mike Udelhofen built an "Omega" single-ended/class-A tube amp with reverb.

9. Nella Granback measured the acoustical properties of a flute, and also built a guitar FX box.

10. Robert Dagit and Beth Parthum investigated the acoustical properties of line arrays

11. Robert Johnson designed and built his own theremin circuit

12. Soo Bin Lim built a pair of 300B single-ended/class-A tube amps for his home stereo system.

13. Thomas Satrom rebuilt a vintage radio, measured acoustical properties of a violin, designed & built his own electric guitar pickups

14. Trevor Betts built a copy of a Mesa Boogie Mk-I guitar amplifier

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