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A data-driven approach to violin making [PDF]

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2021
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 making, however, is still based more on tradition than understanding, and a
Sebastian Gonzalez   +4 more
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Inventing the Italian Violin Making "Tradition": Franjo / Franz / Francesco Kresnik, a Physician and Violin Maker, as Its Key Figure in a Fascist Environment

open access: yesMusicologica Austriaca, 2021
This article investigates the role played by the physician and violin maker Franz / Franjo / Francesco Kresnik in the discourse on violin making in the first half of the twentieth century. It also considers the effect of his presence at the "Bicentenario
Matej Santi
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Physical parameters of Chinese and Australian woods in relation to their use in violin making [PDF]

open access: yesThe Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 1984
Report covers strip tests showing physical parameters of native woods from China and Australia used in construction of string instruments of the violin family or considered of potential use in such instruments. Results are compared with those obtained on European and American woods conventionally used in violin making.
M. A. Hutchins
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Acoustic and performance-based ipe wood selection for violin bows

open access: yesMaderas: Ciencia y Tecnología
Pernambuco wood is the most used material for making professional violin bows. Since the 18th century, it has been known as the best wood for this purpose. However, it is classified as an endangered species.
Igor Mottinha Fomin   +3 more
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Tone-Quality of Bowed-String Instruments and Its Variation by Violin-Making

open access: yesThe Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 1956
One problem of the investigation of musical instruments concerns the statement of physical characteristics of the tone quality. By musical experts' collaboration, old Italian violins and modern ones have been classified according to their tonal quality and physically examined by obtaining their response curves.
H. Meinel
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Investigating How Clinicians Form Trust in an AI-Based Mental Health Model: Qualitative Case Study

open access: yesJMIR Human Factors
BackgroundTrust in artificial intelligence (AI) remains a critical barrier to the adoption of AI in mental health care. This study explores the formation of trust in an AI mental health model and its human-computer interface among clinicians at a web ...
Anthony Kelly   +7 more
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INOVASI INSTRUMEN BIOLA BERFRET DI MTS NURHASANAH KABUPATEN BATUBARA

open access: yesGrenek: Jurnal Seni Musik, 2021
The purpose of this study 1) To determine the learning process of the violin using the innovation of the fret violin instrument at MTs Nurhasanah Batubara Regency, 2) To determine the process of making the violin instrument innovation.
Ade Fauzi, Uyuni Widiastuti
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A criatividade distribuída dentro de um círculo colaborativo na preparação de uma estreia

open access: yesRevista Vortex, 2021
This article discusses the concept of distributed creativity (CLARKE; DOFFMAN, 2017) and its intersections with the theory of collaborative circles by Michael Farrell (2001), presenting an example of collaboration between Duo Sofia Leandro and Bruno ...
Sofia Leandro, Bruno Santos
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New Insights on the Stradivari “Coristo” Mandolin: A Combined Non-Invasive Spectroscopic Approach

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2021
In this work, one of the two existing mandolins made by Antonio Stradivari has been investigated for the first time, as a rare exemplar of the lesser-known class of plucked string instruments.
Francesca Volpi   +6 more
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Investigating the role of auditory and tactile modalities in violin quality evaluation. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2014
The role of auditory and tactile modalities involved in violin playing and evaluation was investigated in an experiment employing a blind violin evaluation task under different conditions: i) normal playing conditions, ii) playing with auditory masking ...
Indiana Wollman   +3 more
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