A free Android app providing a suite of sophisticated software tools for luthiers. The tools can be used to aid in the designing and building of stringed instruments.
Guidance on using the app and its tools is provided by:
Luthier Lab is a complex app, with many features and tools. These resources can be very helpful with the 'learning curve'.
A design describes a model of an instrument, such as Dreadnought, OM, or L-00. You can create custom designs by modifying the components of a stock design. A library of stock designs is provided.
Create a topological map of your arch top instrument, representing the arching pattern.
Supports different arches for top and back, and exporting to CAD tools.
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Create the bracing for your instrument. You can draw individual braces or use our library of stock bracing patterns.
Supports different bracing patterns for top and back.
Design the fretboard of your instrument. Calculates the fret positions and saddle compensation.
Supports dual scale.
A project is a specific instrument that you are making. You can analyze and store the characteristics of each instrument.
Capture a sample of the sound from an instrument, and graph the frequency of the sound sample. The graph can be annotated to mark peak frequencies.
Samples are stored for later reference.
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Store photos of your Chladni patterns. The photos are labeled with the tone generator frequency. You can create multiple albums, associated with different phases of your analysis process
Used with the Tone Generator.
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Make notes about your instrument. You can enter contact info for your client, and enter rich-text notes.
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An audio frequency tone generator that supports various waveforms: Sine, Square, Triangle, Ramp Up.
Can generate constant tone or sweep tone.
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Shows all of your designs (instrument models). You can create new (custom) designs, based on one of our stock designs or based on one of your own designs.
Designs can be shared with other Luthier Lab users via import/export.
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Shows all of your projects (specific instruments you are making).
Projects can be shared with other Luthier Lab users via import/export.
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