The Science of String Instruments This book will be a non technical book on string instruments that includes some technical information as well. The emphasis will be on the practical understanding of string instruments with the interests of performers and instrument builders in the forefront. Authors of the chapters will be musicians scientists and instrument designers and builders with practical experience. The mathematics will be kept as simple as possible by translating ideas from the language of physics (mathematics) to non mathematical language. Considerable emphasis will be placed on the design and construction of string instruments. Following the structure of the authors successful Science of Percussion Instruments (World Scientific 2000) technical ideas will be presented as interludes. Readers who wish to go beyond the simple ideas in this book can easily follow the references to more scientific books and to the original scientific literature.