MIT's virtual violin offers luthiers a new design tool

Ars Technica
By Jennifer OuelletteMay 4, 2026, 9:12 am72 ptsTrending
Violin makers, aka luthiers, traditionally learn from hands-on experience how to craft parts and select materials to shape an instrument's final sound. MIT engineers hope to streamline that painstaking process with their new virtual violin. It's a computer simulation tool that can capture the precise physics of…

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