String instruments are complex mechanical vibrating systems, in terms of both structure and
fluid–structure interaction. Here, a review study of the modeling and simulation of stringed …

Acoustics is a field with significant application in wood science and technology for the
classification and grading, through non-destructive tests, of a large variety of products from …

This paper deals with the acoustic and elastic properties of resonant wood, classified into
four classes, according to the classification of wood quality by the manufacturers of musical …

From a constructive and functional point of view, the violin body is a structure with thin walls
having the role of amplifying the musical sounds and consists of an arched top and back …

This paper presents the results of an experimental study performed on seven violins
obtained from a top plate made of resonance spruce and a back plate made of curly maple …

The wood used in the construction of musical instruments is carefully selected, being the
best quality wood from the point of view of the wood structure. However, depending on the …

This research investigated the potential of some European wood species for use in the
manufacturing of the back plates of violins as an alternative to the quite rare curly maple …

An integrated method, which combines Electronic Speckle Pattern Interferometry, impulse
response measurements, finite element method simulations, and psychoacoustic tests, is …

This work investigates different wood modification techniques to modify the acoustical
properties of tonewoods, in particular the sound radiation ratio (R). The treatments used …

Violins incorporate numerous interfaces and anisotropic behaviour due to natural materials.
Hence, the modelling of these instruments is extremely complex. The present work …