Photo 16 Jul Modes of VibrationThe animated GIF movies below show the first five modes of vibration for the Epiphone Coronet electric guitar. In all cases the amplitude of vibration is greatly exaggerated for effect in showing the movies. The guitar does not really vibrate with such large amplitudes.Mode #3A torsional mode occurs at 372 Hz Hz, and is a torsional mode. This is most clearly seen in the vibration of the body - opposite corners move together in phase as if the body were twisting. Nodal lines roughly split the body into four equal parts. The neck exhibits both bending and twisting motionsModal Analysis of an Electric Guitar 

Modes of Vibration
The animated GIF movies below show the first five modes of vibration for the Epiphone Coronet electric guitar. In all cases the amplitude of vibration is greatly exaggerated for effect in showing the movies. The guitar does not really vibrate with such large amplitudes.


Mode #3
A torsional mode occurs at 372 Hz Hz, and is a torsional mode. This is most clearly seen in the vibration of the body - opposite corners move together in phase as if the body were twisting. Nodal lines roughly split the body into four equal parts. The neck exhibits both bending and twisting motions


Modal Analysis of an Electric Guitar 


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