Designed for Violin Makers Violin Maker Toolbox for WinMLS As a violin maker you can now perform advanced acoustical measurements of your violin very user friendly and at a very low cost. The powerful measuring method is used by professional acousticans. Measure the modes of the violin, the radiation, the ratio of energy that is transferred from the string to the violin body that determines the playability. All you need is a PC and an inexpensive standard sound card (not all sound cards are suitable, we provide a list of tested sound cards). If you want to measure vibrations of the body, you will need a standard pickup that is usually used for electronically amplifying the violin. To measure the radiation, you will need a microphone. For most measurements an inexpensive microphone is enough (usually this comes with your sound card). Included in the toolbox is the software and a calibrated Force transducer for exciting the violin. The violin maker toolbox is being demonstrated on several acoustics conferences and used by Ph. D. students in violin acoustics. We now hope that serious violin makers will open their eyes and start using this powerful tool. Contact us for more information.  Price: $590 ($490)