A SCANNER-BASED 3D MODELING METHOD OF IMPROVING THE TIMBRE OF CHINESE GUQIN BY TRANSPLANTING THE BASS BAR OF THE VIOLIN

Abstract

Guqin is the Chinese oldest musical instrument and intangible cultural heritage. The Tang Dynasty was the most prosperous in Chinese history, with a flourishing culture. One of the Guqin manufactured by Master Lei Wei, a notable Guqin maker in the Tang Dynasty, was recognized as a reference standard instrument and is kept in the Palace Museum in Beijing. Stradivari, a well-known Italian violin maker, has created and improved violins that no one else can surpass. Triangulation laser and CT/CBCT Scanner-Based 3D modelling data-driven analysis of the ancient musical instrument Guqin from the Tang Dynasty has been compared with the Italy Stradivari violin in a historical review perspective in this paper. After delving into the wood, spatial structure, and other aspects of the Stradivari violin, it has been discovered that the wood, paint, and inner cavity design used by the two masters during their respective heydays are strikingly similar, revealing their shared experience in creating ancient musical instruments in their countries. The bass bar of a Stradivari violin is meant to be transplanted into a Chinese Guqin prototype and get the conclusion that the timbre of the Guqin can be improved according to MATLAB spectrum analysis. This is the first time the two masters from Eastern and Western comparison analysis after the millennium.