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Microsc Res Tech. 2017 Aug;80(8):959-968. doi: 10.1002/jemt.22889. Epub 2017 May 09.

Structural observations and biomechanical measurements of clarinet reeds made from Arundo donax.

Microscopy research and technique

Masahiro Kawasaki, Tadashi Nobuchi, Yuta Nakafushi, Masateru Nose, Masateru Shibata, Peng Li, Makoto Shiojiri

Affiliations

  1. JEOL USA Inc, 11 Dearborn Road, Peabody, Massachusetts, 01960, USA.
  2. Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan.
  3. School of Science and Engineering, University of Toyama, Toyama, 930-8555, Japan.
  4. Faculty of Art and Design, University of Toyama, Takaoka, 933-8588, Japan.
  5. nanoFAB Fabrication and Characterization Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2V4, Canada.
  6. Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto, 606-8585, Japan.

PMID: 28485485 DOI: 10.1002/jemt.22889

Abstract

Plant anatomy was examined for two clarinet reeds made out of Arundo donax by different means of microscopy: light microscopy, low-energy secondary electron scanning electron microscopy (SEM), backscattered electron SEM, and helium ion microscopy (HiM). The local indentation hardness H

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Keywords: Arundo donax; Young's modulus; clarinet reed; hardness; plant anatomy

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