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95.30 On Stråhle's guitar frets

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 January 2015

Andrew M. Rockett  and
Joseph P. Ruggerio
Andrew M. Rockett
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, C. W. Post Campus of Long Island University, 720 Northern Boulevard, New York 11548-1300 USA e-mail:, andrew.rockettteliu.edu
Joseph P. Ruggerio
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, C. W. Post Campus of Long Island University, 720 Northern Boulevard, New York 11548-1300 USA e-mail:, andrew.rockettteliu.edu
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The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 95 , Issue 533 , July 2011 , pp. 300 - 303
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Copyright © The Mathematical Association 2012

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