Acoustic quality of vène wood (

• Vène wood (Pterocarpus erinaceus Poir.) is currently the favorite wood for manufacture of xylophone in Mali. A dynamic analysis method with free boundary conditions, known as BING, was used to determine the main acoustic properties: specific dynamic modulus (EL/ρ), damping coefficient or internal friction (tan δ), sound radiation coefficient (SRC) and peak response (PR). • The aim was to investigate the acoustic properties of vène wood (