A Review of Finite Element Studies in String Musical Instruments
Evaggelos Kaselouris,
Makis Bakarezos,
Michael Tatarakis,
Nektarios A. Papadogiannis,
Vasilis Dimitriou
Affiliations
Evaggelos Kaselouris
Physical Acoustics and Optoacoustics Laboratory, Department of Music Technology & Acoustics, Hellenic Mediterranean University, 74100 Rethymnon, Greece
Makis Bakarezos
Physical Acoustics and Optoacoustics Laboratory, Department of Music Technology & Acoustics, Hellenic Mediterranean University, 74100 Rethymnon, Greece
Michael Tatarakis
Institute of Plasma Physics & Lasers—IPPL, Hellenic Mediterranean University Research Centre, 74100 Rethymnon, Greece
Nektarios A. Papadogiannis
Physical Acoustics and Optoacoustics Laboratory, Department of Music Technology & Acoustics, Hellenic Mediterranean University, 74100 Rethymnon, Greece
Vasilis Dimitriou
Physical Acoustics and Optoacoustics Laboratory, Department of Music Technology & Acoustics, Hellenic Mediterranean University, 74100 Rethymnon, Greece
String instruments are complex mechanical vibrating systems, in terms of both structure and fluid–structure interaction. Here, a review study of the modeling and simulation of stringed musical instruments via the finite element method (FEM) is presented. The paper is focused on the methods capable of simulating (I) the soundboard behavior in bowed, plucked and hammered string musical instruments; (II) the assembled musical instrument box behavior in bowed and plucked instruments; (III) the fluid–structure interaction of assembled musical instruments; and (IV) the interaction of a musical instrument’s resonance box with the surrounding air. Due to the complexity and the high computational demands, a numerical model including all the parts and the full geometry of the instrument resonance box, the fluid–structure interaction and the interaction with the surrounding air has not yet been simulated.
