Demystifying
Open Access
While
the
violin has been around for several hundreds of years, our understanding
of how
it works is still evolving. The character of violin sound is controlled
by its
frequency content, i.e., the harmonic content (or in musical
terminology -
the overtones). Both the player and the
way
in which the violin was made affect this frequency content. Both of these aspects will be examined. Research into how whole body vibrational
modes can be manipulated by the violin maker during fabrication will be
discussed. Examples of resulting violin sound will be demonstrated.