We discuss how the modal response of violin plates changes as their shape varies. Starting
with an accurate 3D scan of the top plate of a historic violin, we develop a parametric model …

We recently developed a neural network that receives as input the geometrical and
mechanical parameters that define a violin top plate and gives as output its first ten …

This paper reports on a continued investigation of violin plate properties. The plates were
thinned in steps, and the shifts of the resonance frequencies were measured with different …

The action of the soundpost in a violin is not well understood and fundamental knowledge is
needed. Therefore low‐frequency forced modes, operating deflection shapes, 250–600 Hz …

Good violins have a broad hill in the 2–3 kHz range of their frequency response. This hill has
previously been attributed to the first in-plane resonance of the violin bridge. Experiments …

Of all the characteristics of a violin, those that concern its shape are probably the most
important ones, as the violin maker has complete control over them. Contemporary violin …

Because violins are traditionally hand-crafted using wood, each one is unique. This makes
the design of repeatable experiments studying some aspects of its dynamic behavior …

This paper illustrates the present state of a research project aimed at developing and
validating a vibroacoustic numerical model of a violin. The attention is focused on the …

By means of the finite-element method, a study of the vibrational behavior of the violin has
been developed in two parts. In the first part, the analysis concerns the free violin plates and …

As the first step toward developing a generic model for the acoustically radiating vibrational
modes of the violin and related instruments, the modes of both freely supported and edge …