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MIT Simulates Stradivarius Violin Sound with 3-D Modeling

5/5/2026

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MIT engineers unveiled a computational violin that generates sound through physics-based simulations.
The team used CT scans of a 1715 Stradivarius to build a 3-D model and simulate material and air interactions.
Simulated plucks produced realistic versions of “Daisy Bell” and Bach’s “Fugue in G Minor”.
Yuming Liu said the tool lets luthiers adjust wood type and thickness, while Nicholas Makris said it reproduces plucked-string tones and may add bowing.

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MIT engineers unveiled a computational violin that generates sound through physics-based simulations.
The team used CT scans of a 1715 Stradivarius to build a 3-D model and simulate material and air interactions.
Simulated plucks produced realistic versions of “Daisy Bell” and Bach’s “Fugue in G Minor”.
Yuming Liu said the tool lets luthiers adjust wood type and thickness, while Nicholas Makris said it reproduces plucked-string tones and may add bowing.