MOTM

Everyone is talking about exciting strings with transducers in this 
discussion, but I suspect we are all missing the point.

Maybe what Ken is trying to do is excite the body cavity of an 
acoustic instrument with a synthesized waveform, then mic it for 
recording. I'll bet you could get a much better synthesized solo 
violin by using a resonating body as your natural formant filter.

If this is the case, you don't need the strings at all, just a means 
to make the body vibrate from the synth's output. Ken, is this what 
you were after?

Moe