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On: Manufacturing secrets of Stradivarius violins uncovered
…Researchers used computed tomography, commonly known as CT scans, to measure the density of the wood in both Cremonese and modern violins. The violins were scanned at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, using a multi-detector row CT scanner manufactured by Siemens, a company member of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). According to a research article released by the Public Library of Science ONE, the 3-D image results produced from the scan reveal that Cremonese violins are created from wood that is unusually uniform and highly dense. The modern violins, conversely, were made from wood that was uneven in density…
Thank goodness - the secret is unveiled! Being a violin maker I agree that to make a nice violin we need to start with careful selection of tone wood. But do you remember how often the secret of Cremonese violins was said to lie in the lost recipe of varnish? I wish it was so. Trust me - the are more secrets to be unveiled.
Birute
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