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Article

X-ray Computed Tomography Analysis of Historical Woodwind Instruments of the Late Eighteenth Century

by
Francesca Tansella
1,2,
Luisa Vigorelli
1,3,4,
Gabriele Ricchiardi
5,*,
Alessandro Re
1,3,*,
Letizia Bonizzoni
2,
Sabrina Grassini
6,
Manuel Staropoli
7 and
Alessandro Lo Giudice
1,3
1
Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli Studi di Torino, Via Pietro Giuria 1, 10125 Torino, Italy
2
Dipartimento di Fisica “Aldo Pontremoli”, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 16, 20133 Milano, Italy
3
INFN, Sezione di Torino, Via Pietro Giuria 1, 10125 Torino, Italy
4
Dipartimento di Elettronica e Telecomunicazioni, Politecnico di Torino, C.so Duca degli Abruzzi, 24, 10129 Torino, Italy
5
Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Torino, Via Pietro Giuria 7, 10125 Torino, Italy
6
Dipartimento di Scienza Applicata e Tecnologia, Politecnico di Torino, C.so Duca degli Abruzzi, 24, 10129 Torino, Italy
7
Conservatorio di Musica “Giuseppe Tartini”, Via Ghega, 12, 34132 Trieste, Italy
*
Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
J. Imaging 2022, 8(10), 260; https://doi.org/10.3390/jimaging8100260
Submission received: 16 July 2022 / Revised: 15 September 2022 / Accepted: 19 September 2022 / Published: 24 September 2022
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Spectral Imaging for Cultural Heritage)
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Abstract

In this work, two historical flutes of the late eighteenth century were analysed by means of X-ray computed tomography (CT). The first one is a piccolo flute whose manufacturer is unknown, though some features could suggest an English or American origin. The second musical instrument is a baroque transverse flute, probably produced by Lorenzo Cerino, an Italian instrument maker active in Turin (Italy) in the late eighteenth century. Analyses carried out provided information on manufacturing techniques, materials and conservation state, and are suitable to plan restoration intervention. In particular, through the CT images, it was possible to observe the presence of defects, cracks, fractures and previous restorations, as well as indications of the tools used in the making of the instruments. Particular attention was directed towards extracting metrological information about the objects. In fact, this work is the first step of a study with a final aim of determining an operative protocol to enable the making of precise-sounding copies of ancient instruments starting from CT images, that can be used to plan a virtual restoration, consisting in the creation of digitally restored copies with a 3D printer.
Keywords: cultural heritage; conservation; woodwind instruments; tomography; flute cultural heritage; conservation; woodwind instruments; tomography; flute

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Tansella, F.; Vigorelli, L.; Ricchiardi, G.; Re, A.; Bonizzoni, L.; Grassini, S.; Staropoli, M.; Lo Giudice, A. X-ray Computed Tomography Analysis of Historical Woodwind Instruments of the Late Eighteenth Century. J. Imaging 2022, 8, 260. https://doi.org/10.3390/jimaging8100260

AMA Style

Tansella F, Vigorelli L, Ricchiardi G, Re A, Bonizzoni L, Grassini S, Staropoli M, Lo Giudice A. X-ray Computed Tomography Analysis of Historical Woodwind Instruments of the Late Eighteenth Century. Journal of Imaging. 2022; 8(10):260. https://doi.org/10.3390/jimaging8100260

Chicago/Turabian Style

Tansella, Francesca, Luisa Vigorelli, Gabriele Ricchiardi, Alessandro Re, Letizia Bonizzoni, Sabrina Grassini, Manuel Staropoli, and Alessandro Lo Giudice. 2022. "X-ray Computed Tomography Analysis of Historical Woodwind Instruments of the Late Eighteenth Century" Journal of Imaging 8, no. 10: 260. https://doi.org/10.3390/jimaging8100260

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Tansella, F., Vigorelli, L., Ricchiardi, G., Re, A., Bonizzoni, L., Grassini, S., Staropoli, M., & Lo Giudice, A. (2022). X-ray Computed Tomography Analysis of Historical Woodwind Instruments of the Late Eighteenth Century. Journal of Imaging, 8(10), 260. https://doi.org/10.3390/jimaging8100260

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