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Learning the finer points
Researchers had used the synchrotron micro-tomography technique to unlock a Guadagini’s tiniest secret, showing also a full and detailed description of the different modifications applied to the violin during the years.
F. Zanini , The Strad January vol 123 pp. 36-41
X-ray computed tomography (CT) is becoming a common technique for the structural analysis of ancient manufacts of cultural relevance, providing luthiers, art historians, conservators and restorators with a unique tool for the characterization of musical instruments. CT-derived information aid in the replication of original masterpieces and have an important role in the valuation, insurance, and identification of valuable stringed instruments. |
Unfortunately, conventional tomographic systems are not able to reach the desired spatial resolution (i.e. between 10 and 50 microns) or are able to analyse a whole instruments due to the reduced field of view of X-ray detectors and/or the dimensions of the commercial X-ray hutches. After the first feasibility studies, carried out at the SYRMEP beamline of the Elettra synchrotron laboratory in Trieste, showing the advantages and evaluating the effectiveness of synchrotron radiation X-ray microtomography, the first analysis of a instrument of historical importance (the 1735 violin by Giovan Battista Guadagnini) has shown the full potential of the technique. Retrieve articleLearning the finer points, F. Zanini The Strad January vol 123 pp. 36-41 |
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