{"id":2999,"date":"2020-02-21T17:08:39","date_gmt":"2020-02-21T22:08:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/academic\/?p=2999"},"modified":"2026-03-26T08:14:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T12:14:23","slug":"associazione-liutaria-italiana-uses-siemens-software-to-unveil-the-secrets-of-violins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/academic\/associazione-liutaria-italiana-uses-siemens-software-to-unveil-the-secrets-of-violins\/","title":{"rendered":"Associazione Liutaria Italiana uses Siemens software to unveil the secrets of violins"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Genoa, Italy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>By : Hannah Straub<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a world of innovation, software can introduce concepts in\ntechnology that weren\u2019t discoverable before, even when it comes to musical\ninstruments. According to professors at Associazione Liutaria Italiana, the\nshape, form, varnish, and age of an instrument can dictate the sound, and it\u2019s\nimportant to know the characteristics in order to construct a good replica. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is why our work with Simcenter and Siemens is so useful,\u201d\nProfessor Enrico Ravina, a professor of the Polytechnic School at Associazione\nLiutaria Italiana. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.associazioneali.it\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associazione Liutaria\nItaliana<\/a> is a cultural association that binds together musical instrument\nmakers, researchers and musicians to provide cultural and technical assistance\nto preserve the musical instruments\u2019 heritage and advance future development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Professor Enrico Ravina and engineer Paolo Sivestri have been studying the acoustic performance of violins and other string instruments for over a decade, using a variety of Simcenter software simulation and testing tools to explore the data behind the sound. Master violin maker, Pio Montanari, recently joined the research project to gain insight into the construction process. Shortly after, Pier Domenico Sommati, second principal violinsit at the Genoa Opera also joined the team.  Although not researchers, both Montanari and Sommati possess the valuable hands-on experience to help pinpoint what this novel research work will mean for the future of violinmaking and violinists around the world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> &#8220;For more than a decade, tools like Simcenter Testlab software and Simcenter SCADAS hardware have been very useful to study an instrument\u2019s behavior to gain information from a vibrational and an acoustic point of view,&#8221; says Ravina. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/02\/italian-1.jpg\" alt=\"https:\/\/www.plm.automation.siemens.com\/media\/global\/en\/associazione-liutaria-italiana-78125-featured%285%29-640x360_tcm27-65815.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-3008\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/02\/italian-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/02\/italian-1-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the main goals of their case study include: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Understand the acoustic performance of antique\nstring music instruments<\/li><li>Identify the main performance contributors<\/li><li>Provide violin makers with engineering insights on\nhow to improve current instrument production <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/02\/italian-2.jpg\" alt=\"https:\/\/www.plm.automation.siemens.com\/media\/global\/en\/associazione-liutaria-italiana-78125-featured%284%29-640x360_tcm27-65814.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-3009\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/02\/italian-2.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/02\/italian-2-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/02\/italian-3.jpg\" alt=\"https:\/\/www.plm.automation.siemens.com\/media\/global\/en\/associazione-liutaria-italiana-78125-featured%281%29-640x360_tcm27-65811.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-3010\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/02\/italian-3.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/02\/italian-3-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The researchers collected acoustic data precisely and performed\ndetailed acoustic analysis while working with integrated software solutions and\nsupporting the digital twin concept. They also used versatile testing solutions\nand enabled customized setups. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/02\/italian-4.jpg\" alt=\"https:\/\/www.plm.automation.siemens.com\/media\/global\/en\/associazione-liutaria-italiana-78125-featured%282%29-640x360_tcm27-65812.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-3011\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/02\/italian-4.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/02\/italian-4-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As a result, the men were able to provide data to explore and\noptimize new musical instrument designs, delivered information to help recreate\ninstruments precisely with the same acoustic performance, and we able to\nconduct acoustic measurements onsite. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/02\/italian-5.jpg\" alt=\"https:\/\/www.plm.automation.siemens.com\/media\/global\/en\/associazione-liutaria-italiana-78125-featured%287%29-640x360_tcm27-65817.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-3012\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/02\/italian-5.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/02\/italian-5-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/02\/italian-6.jpg\" alt=\"https:\/\/www.plm.automation.siemens.com\/media\/global\/en\/associazione-liutaria-italiana-78125-featured%286%29-640x360_tcm27-65816.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-3013\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/02\/italian-6.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/02\/italian-6-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To read the full case study, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plm.automation.siemens.com\/global\/en\/our-story\/customers\/associazione-liutaria-italiana\/65832\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here.<\/a>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Genoa, Italy By : Hannah Straub In a world of innovation, software can introduce concepts in technology that weren\u2019t 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