Tom Nania has followed an interesting path subsequent to completing his 2013 B.S. in physics, with a minor in math, by combining his continued passion for both physics and music.
First, he obtained a “Master Luthier” Certificate from the Galloup School of Guitar Building and Repair in 2014, and he then became the luthier and co-proprietor at House of Luthiery.
Meanwhile, he did original acoustics research as an Affiliated Scholar in our department here at IUSB and also in collaboration with Galloup Guitars,
the Joseph Curtin Violinmaking Studio, and the Violin Society of America and Oberlin Acoustics Workshop. He published a sole-authored paper on archtop guitar dynamics in Violin Society of America Papers in early 2021.
And, as of September, he will be starting a new job as Acoustics Engineer for D’Addario — the largest instrument string manufacturer – where his main initial focus will be on orchestral string design.
Congratulations, Tom!
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