Proposal – WoodMusICK COST Action

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Proposal for a new COST action , Madrid 03 27 2013
WOOD MUSICK
WOODen MUsical Instrument Conservation and Knowledge
WHY ?
Proposer Sandie Le Conte
WHAT ?
Cité de la musique
HOW ?
Paris - France
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Facts
WHY
Musical instruments
High-tech wood products
•  High added value
•  Capacity to combine several functions
Musical instruments
Bearer of information
•  Evidence of know-hows
•  Witness of period
Wood, an invariant bridge between
cultures
past and future
?
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« Industry » perspectives
WHY
?
European industrial base has nearly
disappeared during the XX c.
•  Production centres have
moved;
•  Relationship between
musician and its instruments
has changed;
European craftsmen workshops in
the XXI c.
•  Need R&D to understand
wood behaviour and ageing;
•  Need museums as protector
of know-hows;
WHY
?
•  Why studying wood sciences can
improve musical instrument
knowledge ?
Brémaud’12
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Chances
•  Why studying musical instrument can
improve wood sciences ?
Colmars’12
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Public
WHY
•  1817 : French Science Academy presentation
collaboration between Vuillaume & Savart
•  2000 : National project in France
Makers association & acoustics lab
•  2009 : MIMO project (Europeana)
Museum network (40% European heritage)
•  2013 : COST Action WOOD MUSICK
ANR PAFI - ITEMM
•  1960 CIMCIM – Music museum ICOM activity
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WHY
Choice of COST as funding mechanisms
Increasing costs of equipment, very broad technical needs,
geographical dispersion of musical instrument heritage,…
… efficient use of the engineering techniques and consideration
for human sciences requires:
• close interlinking of multi-disciplines researchers
• joint research activities
• coordinate research endeavours
Ä COST action is the perfect tool !
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Scientific program
AIM : improve knowledge of wooden musical
instrument for a better conservation
Ø  Human sciences and wood knowledge
Ø  Mechanics and wood science
Ø  Acoustics and re construction of historical
wooden musical instruments
WHAT ?
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WHAT ?
WG1 : Human culture and wood knowledge
•  Topics:
natural heritage studies, history of techniques, history of
wood economy, musical restoration techniques,
anthropology;
•  Method:
organology, xylology, collecting know-hows
dendrochronology, bibliographic research;
•  Deliverables:
•  ST: on-line data base of wood species used for
instruments and their properties (linked to WG2);
•  MT: chronology of new species (Yew taxus);
•  LT: integration of information to MIMO project,
objective evaluation of cultural values.
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WHAT ?
WG2 : mechanics and wood sciences
•  Topics:
anisotropic viscoelastic properties, thermo-hygromechanical coupling, ageing, optical properties of wood;
•  Method:
NDT techniques, FEM, multi-spectral analysis, µ-CT;
•  Deliverables:
ST: on-line data base on wood characterisation tools
available;
MT: ND tool development for wood identification (linked to
WG1);
LT: deepened understanding of the ageing of wood and
wood coatings used for musical instruments.
WHAT ?
WG3 : acoustics – re construction of wooden musical
instruments
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•  Topics:
criteria and methodology to understand, to evaluate and to
« keep » the sound;
•  Method:
acoustical holography, anechoic room, FEM;
•  Deliverables:
ST: on-line data base of ND techniques to evaluate dynamic
behaviour (acoustic or vibrational);
MT: fac simile competition (linked to WG1 et WG2),
assemble simulation approaches;
LT: deep understanding of dynamical behaviour , virtual
analysis tool.
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organisation
MC
HOW ?
SC
Chair, Vice chair, WG leader, web manager, STSM Manager
Management
level
Mechanics & wood science
WG2
History of supply,
wood economy
Wood dating,
Craftsmanship
Properties diversity
Dynamical
characterization
Disappeared sound
“Re-creation”
Human sciences &
wood culture
WG1
Dynamics & acoustics
Historical
&
social context
WG3
Timetable & Milestones
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Task
Year 1
HOW ?
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Management
MC & SC Meetings
Events
WG meetings
Conference
STSM & trainings
STSM
8 – 10 missions / year
Training school
1 school / year
Milestones
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MS1 : list of most urgent knowledge gaps and joint research activities
MS2 : pooling of resources, databases, diffusion
MS3 : first results collected and mid-term evaluation
MS4 : conclusion on final steps – dissemination measures
MS5 : final evaluation – final book completed
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Dissemination
HOW ?
•  To the research community by
public conferences, scientific publications, website, and joint
activities with others COST action (TD1201, FP0904, …);
•  To the museum community by
recommendation propositions via ICOMM-CC group,
enrichment of MIMO, joint meetings with CIMCIM;
•  To the European and national maker associations by
personal contacts, invitation to workshop and meetings;
•  To general public and museum visitors by
public lectures, workshops in the museums, pedagogical
tools for visitors.
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HOW ?
Countries
confirmed
tentative
40 experts from 15 countries
Close collaboration with
Japan needed,
People involved
HOW ?
WOOD MUSICK : S Le Conte* (Fr – MM MechanicsAcoustics) & P Vandervellen (Be – MIM Curator of keyboards)
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WG1 : Human sciences & Wood knowledge
I Brémaud *(Fr –
CNRS, LMGC)
Wood sciences
G Rossi Rognoni (It –
Academia – Flo Univ )
Curator of MI
WG2 : Mechanics & Wood sciences
D Mannes * (CH –
PSI)
Wood physicist
C Young (UK – Courtauld
Institute)
Scientist-Conservator
WG3 : Acoustics & re-construction of sound
M Kaliske (G -TUD)
Engineering
mechanics
* Early stage researchers
C Fritz (Fr – CNRS,
LAM)
Psychoacoustic