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 Science and the Stradivarius (April 2000) - Physics World - PhysicsWeb
Stradivarius violins are among the most sought-after musical instruments in the world.
In the 19th century the "modernized" Stradivarius violin emerged with an "enhanced" tone as a result of scientifically guided "improvements" by the leading violin restorers of the day.
Every violin, whether a Stradivarius or the cheapest factory-made copy, has a distinctive "voice" of its own.
http://www.physicsweb.org/article/world/13/4/8   (4941 words)

  
 Stradivarius Violin
Stradivarius violin is the first and usually only name that comes to mind when thinking of violins.
The sound the violin produced was truly beautiful and his violins seemed to sing.
To have a true Stradivarius in your possession is highly unlikely as there are only approximately 650 left in existence, and many of these antique violins are either in museums or in the hands of collectors.
http://the-musical-instruments-guide.com/article-66-Stradivarius-Violin.html   (410 words)

  
 NPR : The Sweet Sound of a Stradivarius
The "Betts," a Stradivarius violin made in 1704, is part of the Library of Congress' collection of rare musical instruments.
This is why a violin made by Stradivari is known as a Stradivarius.
But in a direct, side-by-side comparison of a great Stradivarius with a commercially produced instrument -- or even with a handcrafted violin that was merely very good -- the differences would be absolutely clear, even to the most inexperienced listener.
http://www.npr.org/display_pages/features/feature_1972690.html?place=home03   (1058 words)

  
 Stradivarius: Unsurpassed Artisan or Just Lucky?
Certainly, the secret of the Stradivarius violins is elusive.
There are about seven hundred Stradivarius violins still intact from the 17th century, and they are among the most sought-after instruments in the world (3).
He built violins to match the spectrogram tests of the Stradivarius violins, results registering between 4,000 and 6,000 kHz, the zone where the human ear is the most sensitive.
http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/biology/b103/f03/web3/s1kim.html   (2014 words)

  
 Stradivarius - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The fame of Stradivarius Violins is not a modern phenomenon; the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes is supposed to have owned one.
He managed to get hold of some wood shavings from a Stradivarius violin, and under a microscope he found that in that wood the natural filter plates in the pores between the tracheids had disappeared.
The world's only complete set of Stradivarius instruments (string quintet) belongs to the Spanish Government and consists of two violins, two cellos, and a viola.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stradivarius#Named_Strads_and_their_Namesakes   (1668 words)

  
 Stradivarius? Cool!
After all, the soloist is playing a famous Stradivarius violin.
In fact, nearly all Stradivarius violins have been modified over the centuries so that they don't sound much like they did originally.
If the scientists are correct, the special quality of the wood is one factor that allows a Stradivarius violin to produce such brilliant tones.
http://amos.indiana.edu/library/scripts/strad.html   (239 words)

  
 Antonio Stradivari, instrument maker of the Divine
Each pair of songs here is played by concert violinist Zina Schiff, one on her 1697 Stradivarius, one on a Nagyvary violin made in collaboration with luthier Guang Yue Chen in 1991.
This was demonstrated by the Italian violin maker Anthony (Stradivarius) who took one year to make one violin, but made it to perfection as an offering to God.
Here's a chance for listeners to judge for themselves which sounds better, a genuine Stradivarius or a Nagyvary instrument.
http://www.geocities.com/ganesha_gate/strad.html   (1803 words)

  
 The Stradivarius Puzzle  CD provides a comparison of a Stradivarius violin with a new violin
The Strad was heard on tracks 1,3,4,7,8, and 11; the rest of the music was on the Nagyvary-Chen violin.
The Stradivarius Puzzle CD provides a comparison of a Stradivarius violin with a new violin
A single Royer/Speiden SF-12 stereo ribbon microphone was used and the editing did not include any manipulation of the soundwaves in order to provide for a fair comparison of the two violins.
http://www.nagyvaryviolins.com/PUZZLECD.htm   (1124 words)

  
 Telegraph Entertainment The finest of all fiddlemakers
Stradivarius: Five Violins, One Cello and a Genius
According to the great violinist Nicolo Paganini, Antonio Stradivari (better known as Stradivarius), to make his celebrated violins used only "the wood of trees on which nightingales sang".
Martin Gayford reviews Stradivarius: Five Violins, One Cello and a Genius by Toby Faber
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2004/09/05/bofab05.xml&sSheet=/arts/2004/09/05/botop.html   (850 words)

  
 VIOLIN DUEL A DRAW FOR ANTIQUE STRADIVARIUS, NEW INSTRUMENT
For those four selections, trained musicians in the audience gave the Stradivarius an average of 8.03 in tone quality and 8.0 for power while the Nagyvary violin got and average of 8.1 for tone quality and 8.33 for power.
Both violins were played in each of four selections of music, the order of playing was selected randomly on the spot, and separate scores were given for tone quality (beauty) and projection (power) on a 10-point scale, Nagyvary explained.
Nagyvary, a recently retired Texas AandM University biochemist who spent his career studying Stradivarius violins to the molecular level, willfully accepted the challenge to compare his with the famous violin.
http://agnews.tamu.edu/dailynews/stories/BICH/Sep2203a.htm   (610 words)

  
 The Messiah Violin by Antonius Stradivarius
The “Messiahviolin made by Antonius Stradivarius in Cremona, Italy in 1716 is considered by many people to be the consumate violin.
The Messiah violin remained unused in the Stradivarius workshop until the death of Antonius Stradivarius in 1737.
Luigi Tarisio purchased the Messiah Stradivarius violin from Count Cozio in 1827.
http://www.feinviolins.com/messiah_strad.html   (177 words)

  
 Fiolbyggare Violin Maker Fiol Violin Stradivarius Nicolaus Amatus
Fiolbyggare Violin Maker Fiol Violin Stradivarius Nicolaus Amatus
"It may be that Stradivarius violins are so well made that they are easier to play" to their best potential, said John Topham a tree ring expert and violin maker in Surrey, England.
Topham has examined or repaired over 80 Stradivarius violins.
http://www.jerkasmarknad.com/violin17.htm   (782 words)

  
 Wichita Violin Shop-Fine Stringed Instruments
There are NO “unknown” violins by Stradivarius, Guarnerius, Maggini, Amati, or Stainer.
Please remember that 99.999% of the “Stradivarius” violins in the world wear labels that are false.
The violin is built on the Stradivarius pattern, rather flat and showing good quality workmanship.
http://www.wichitaband.com/violin.html   (9184 words)

  
 violin matters
ABSTRACT: Stradivarius violins are among the most sought-after musical instruments in the world.
Searching articles about Stradivarius violins, I found an abstract of an Colin Gough from School of Physics and Astronomy University of Birmingham article "Science and the Stradivarius" in a journal "Australian Acoustics" Vol.
The researchers are using an advanced mathematical optimization method to create a violin with the same acoustic properties as a Stradivarius instrument.
http://www.kulviolins.blogspot.com   (1538 words)

  
 Bexley Stradivarius Collection
Bexley pays tribute to Stradivarius with a special fountain pen crafted from classic ebonite in a warm wood grain pattern, adorned with a graceful, solid gold clip evoking the scroll of the violin, and a vermeil cap band decorated with musical notes.
Bexley engraves each Stradivarius pen with the name of the corresponding Stradivarius violin.
In homage to the world famous violins, Bexley is pleased to present you with your limited edition pen, The Stradivarius.
http://www.bexleypen.com/Products/straduvarius.htm   (230 words)

  
 ScienceDaily: Scientists Dispel The Mystery Surrounding Stradivarius Violins
Decoding The Stradivarius: Chemically-Treated Violin Mimics The Masters
The 'Lady Tennant' Stradivarius violin sold for more than SEK 14 million, the auction record for a musical instrument.
Antonius Stradivarius violins are shrouded in more myths than any other instruments in world history.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/07/050712233805.htm   (1714 words)

  
 RIN:439 A Label of ANTONIUS STRADIVARIUS CREMONENSIS ?
Nowadays, no violin expert would judge the value of a violin by its label.
Have you found a violin with the label "Antonius Stradivarius Cremonensis"?
However, if you wish to learn more about the quality of the instrument you should take it to a violin maker, who will let you know if it is a good quality instrument.
http://www.fritz-reuter.com/DOC/articles/artiexp1.htm   (459 words)

  
 classical music - andante - stradivarius violin sold for record $2 million at auction
NEW YORK — A Stradivarius violin made in the late 17th century was sold on Friday [April 22] for just over $2 million (1.53 million euros), the most ever paid for a musical instrument at auction, according to Christie's auction house, which handled the sale.
Stradivarius Violin Sold for Record $2 Million at Auction
classical music - andante - stradivarius violin sold for record $2 million at auction
http://www.andante.com/article/article.cfm?id=25429   (324 words)

  
 RedOrbit - Science - Researchers Study Stradivarius Violins
A Stradivarius violin was sold at Christie's auction house in New York last year for just over $2 million, the most ever paid for a musical instrument at auction.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Two Swedish researchers are hoping to unravel the secrets behind the unique sound of a Stradivarius violin, an acoustic mystery that has enthralled music lovers and perplexed scientists for centuries.
The researchers are applying advanced mathematical formulas to determine how to design a violin that sounds like a Stradivarius.
http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/466889/researchers_study_stradivarius_violins/?source=r_science   (334 words)

  
 The Lost Stradivarius
The seals of the case were broken and the violin identified by the widow as that of her husband.
The Springers waived all claim to the violin, and the Court dismissed the indictment against the defendant and ordered the Stradivarius to be delivered to Mrs.
Half distracted the musician and his wife searched everywhere in the room, in closets, under beds, even behind the curtains, before they could bring themselves to admit that the violin had in fact disappeared.
http://www.harvestfields.netfirms.com/horror/002/046.htm   (5161 words)

  
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Bell, hailed for his lyric musicianship and varied musical interests that have made him an international crossover hit, bought a violin whose history is almost as dark as the grime that covered it when the instrument resurfaced after a deathbed confession in 1985.
Well, his recording made with the Gibson Stradivarius is now the current best selling CD in classical music.
The violins produced and shaped by the hands of Antonio Stradivari (1644-1737) have never been bettered, and since only some 600 of the 1100 Stradivarius instruments (mainly violins, but also violas and cellos) remain, the possession of one of these instruments is an absorbing ambition for some violinists.
http://www.joshuabell.com/strad.html   (6334 words)

  
 Antonio Stradivarius Violin Maker Musician's Resource
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Stradivarius Violin Seized on Russian Border - PRAVDA.Ru
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http://www.sleepyhollowrecords.com/violin-resources/antonio-stradivarius-violin-maker.html   (457 words)

  
 BBC NEWS Science/Nature Stradivarius' sound 'due to Sun'
Reduced solar activity in the 17th Century may be the reason for the perfect sound of Stradivarius violins.
There is still considerable debate about why the violins made by Antonio Stradivari sound superior to modern-day violins.
This produced slower tree growth which in turn led to denser wood with superior acoustical properties - circumstances not repeated since.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3323259.stm   (515 words)

  
 Stradivarius Violins - How Genuine?
Even today one can find advertisements for a “Stradivarius Violin&; which comes “Complete with Decorative Stand and Bow,” and is claimed to be “a wonderful replica of the eminent Stradivarius violin,&; designed for displaying “on the wall or atop a bureau or coffee table” for a mere $29.95.
For this reason, the presence of a Stradivarius label in a violin does
UCLA eventually gave the woman $11,500 to regain the violin and avoid a protracted court fight.
http://www.holeintheweb.com/drp/bhd/StradivariusViolins.htm   (1016 words)

  
 Violins/Fiddles: Stradivarius
Antonio Stradivari, maker of Stradivarius violins, is probably the most famous violin maker ever.
The value of a Stradivarius violin ranges from $25,000 to over $200,000.
Hence, you can see that there's a disparity in values and the variables listed above will assist in narrowing down a value...for your music appreciation class, I'd just state that a Stradivarius brings upwards of $200,000.00 +.
http://www.folkofthewood.com/page5010.htm   (585 words)

  
 Untitled
For the next 150 years, the Amati family and their pupils, the Guarneri and Stradivari, brought the art of violin making to a peak of achievement which has never been surpassed and only now may perhaps be approached.
It has been learned that the shaping of the back of the violin is important.
With the death of these two, the Cremona school virtually disappeared and with it the secrets of making the finest violins.
http://www.physics.uoguelph.ca/summer/scor/articles/scor166.htm   (624 words)

  
 MORE: Minnesota Opportunities for Reference Excellence--Stradivarius Violin--What's It Worth
However, old violins, even if they are not real Stradivarius violins, can have some value if well made.
Hundreds of thousands of violins bear labels that read "Stradivarius" or "Cremona." The makers to defraud the buyers, but rather to indicate that the violins followed the style of Stradivarius did not use them.
There is almost no chance that your violin is a "real Stradivarius," according to master violin restorer William Moenning III.
http://www.arrowhead.lib.mn.us/more/violin.htm   (298 words)

  
 Find Stradivarius Violins - on Shoppez UK
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At the time he had four Stradivarius violins with him.
One of the violins was stolen from his hotel room and never recovered.
This is a story of the transcendent power of music, stewardship, love and possession of the great Stradivarius violin, "Hercules."
http://home.earthlink.net/~novelistdpl   (149 words)

  
 Yoko Fujita & Keiko Ogura - Stradivarius On Gold CD - Gold CD
Stradivarius On Gold CD Yoko Fujita & Keiko Ogura
"Sunrise" is the nickname given to one of the most famous violins Stradivarius made.
It falls into a special category of decorative instruments, which he made in very limited quantities beginning in 1677 with this violin.
http://store.acousticsounds.com/browse_detail.cfm?Title_ID=10679   (239 words)

  
 CNN.com - Cool weather may be Stradivarius' secret - Dec. 8, 2003
The secret of a Stradivarius violin's heavenly sound may actually have celestial origins.
For centuries, experts have debated whether special varnishes or wood treatments were the secret to the instruments' rich resonance, which some consider superior to contemporary violins.
Burckle, who studies global climate change through the lives of tiny sea creatures at Columbia's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory in Palisades, New York, compared the dates and wondered if there was a connection.
http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/science/12/08/stradivarius.secret.ap/index.html   (659 words)

  
 Jerkasmarknad
A Stradivarius violin smashes the record for a musical instrument sold at auction, selling for $3.5m.
One of the violins in the Stradivarius collection of the Royal Palace, Madrid, Spain.
Stradivarius - The leading italian classical music label
http://www.jerkasmarknad.com/TrafficHurricane/stradivarius.htm   (411 words)

  
 Measurements Of A Stradivarius Violin Musician's Resource
Every violin, whether a Stradivarius or the cheapest factory-made copy, has a...
Is that Antonius Stradivarius violin I have for real?
S.H.R. Measurements Of A Stradivarius Violin Musician's Resource
http://www.sleepyhollowrecords.com/violin-resources/measurements-of-a-stradivarius-violin.html   (462 words)

  
 Stradivarius Violin
In addition, thousands of violins have been made in tribute to Stradivari, copying his model and bearing labels that read "Stradivarius." Therefore, the presence of a Stradivarius label in a violin has no bearing on whether the instrument is a genuine work of Stradivari himself.
Scientists from Columbia and Tennessee Universities have postulated that reduced solar output in the 17th century may have caused the exceptional musical properties of the famous Stradivarius violins.
American Band Instrument Newsletter Stradivarius Violin Information!American Band Instrument Newsletter Stradivarius Violin Information!
http://www.bandusa.com/Newsletter/Articles0905/Stradivarius.html   (470 words)

  
 *Violins stradivarius violin*
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http://www.1st-in-netshop.com/violins/stradivarius-violin.htm   (300 words)

  
 EXN.ca Discovery
But Nagyvary, himself an amateur violin maker, claims his modern violin has a tonal quality strikingly similar to a violin made by Nicolo Galliano, a student of Stradivari’s.
The musical interlude was during the talk entitled, “Decoding the Stradivarius: the Materials, the Sound and the Mystique” by biochemist Dr. Joseph Nagyvary of the Texas A&M University.
She was actually giving the academic audience a taste of how one chemist may have come up with the closest thing yet to the esteemed Stradivarius violins from the 17th and 18th centuries.
http://www.exn.ca/Stories/1998/04/02/59.asp   (648 words)

  
 THE LOST STRADIVARIUS (1895) by John Meade Falkner
We had all seen the Stradivarius violin indeed it was impossible for my brother longer to conceal it from us, and he now played continually on it.
Neither the sound-post nor the bass-bar have ever been moved, and you see here a Stradivarius violin wearing exactly the same appearance as it once wore in the great master's workshop, and in exactly the same condition; yet I think the belly is sufficiently strong to stand modern stringing.
George Smart to the effect that the Stradivarius violin was now in complete order.
http://gaslight.mtroyal.ca/loststrd.htm   (22342 words)

  
 Stradivarius Violin Low Price
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 BBC NEWS Entertainment Arts Stradivarius sells for £767,200
About 650 of the prized Stradivari instruments still exist today and the world record price for one of his violins is £947,500.
The Bonhams violin was believed to be The Petri violin, named after Professor Henri Willem Petri, a famous Dutch violinist who once owned the instrument.
On Monday a 1700 Stradivarius violin valued at £600,000 failed to sell at Bonhams.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts/3260035.stm   (159 words)

  
 3.3. Historias - STRADIVARIUS: EL SECRETO
Los violines Stradivarius son los más preciados instrumentos musicales del mundo.
¿Cuál fue el secreto de Antonio Stradivarius para fabricar sus maravillosos violines?.
Nagyvary, está reproduciendo estos procedimientos para fabricar violines que comercializa y, como prueba de su acierto aduce que en diversas audiciones realizadas por especialistas y virtuosos, éstos no han logrado distinguir entre un violín Stradivarius y un violín Nagyvary.
http://canales.laverdad.es/cienciaysalud/3_3_9.html   (1055 words)

  
 Search for Stradivarius
However, my Stradivarius Violin was not returned to me and no explanation was offered.
My Stradivarius Concert Violin, 2 Bogen (2 bows) and container were marked out with red pencil after the list was actually completed and verified by two officials in charge of the examination.
This case is in the hands of INTERPOL and there is optimism that my Stradivarius Violin will be recovered.
http://www.cdnbiz.net/violin.html   (518 words)

  
 Photography Business Forum: Shoot a Stradivarius
I have been asked to photograph a Stradivarius violin made in 1666.
I will concede that I know little about violins, and there may be some way of handling a Stradivarius that I am completely unaware, and that this might require more time to shoot than a $200 violin.
Perhaps I exaggerate slightly when I say there is no difference between photographing a $200 violin and a $2,000,000 violin.
http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=00BWi6   (3997 words)

  
 London Free Press: Today Section - Chill might be Stradivarius secret
For centuries, experts have debated whether special varnishes or wood treatments were the secret to the instruments' rich resonance, which most consider superior to contemporary violins.
KNOXVILLE, TENN. -- The secret of a Stradivarius violin's heavenly sound may actually have celestial origins.
An 18th-century 'little ice age' may have helped produce great violins.
http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/LondonFreePress/Today/2003/12/06/278255.html   (638 words)

  
 CBC News: Stradivarius recovered before reported stolen
VANCOUVER - For the very first time in her life, Esther Boisvert left her Stradivarius violin in her car's trunk.
Such violins are named after their creator, Anton Stradivari.
But what happened next meant the violin gods must have been smiling on her — and her $600,000 instrument.
http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2003/06/13/violen_stolen030613   (249 words)

  
 Stradivarius
The world's largest collection of Stradivarius instruments to the King of Spain and consists of two violins two and a viola.
Many people find violins labeled or branded "Stradivarius " and believe them to be It is believed that there are less 700 genuine Strads left in existance very of which are unaccounted for.
This is a delightful, well written book with much insight and an obvious love of music.
http://www.freeglossary.com/Stradivarius   (383 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Stolen Stradivarius almost ended up as CD holder
A nurse found the $3.5 million instrument made by master craftsman Antonio Stradivari lying by a trash bin — and almost had her boyfriend convert it into a CD holder, police said Tuesday.
Stolen Stradivarius almost ended up as CD holder
USATODAY.com - Stolen Stradivarius almost ended up as CD holder
http://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2004-05-19-stradivarius_x.htm   (529 words)

  
 Marginal Revolution: Ths secret of Stradivarius?
While I've never had the opportunity to hear one in person, nearly anyone involved in the world of music is aware of the near-legendary quality of the instruments created by Italian violin maker Antonio Stradivari.
We may now know the answer as to why Stradivarius violins are so special.
I have long wondered why the modern world has never been able to equal Stradivarius and Amati violins.
http://www.marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2003/12/ths_secret_of_s.html   (403 words)

  
 Re: Antonius Stradivarius copy for sale
Like I said before, *every* violin out there made in a factory is a "Stradivarius" copy.
I would like to start playing the violin.
8notes.com Forums » Violin &; Re: Antonius Stradivarius copy for sale
http://www.8notes.com/f/31_25524.asp?spage=2   (583 words)

  
 RIN:30 Art of Gunther Reuter
And, to characterize the instruments themselves, he continued to favor Stradivarius models for his violins and violas.
Has he produced more violins than did Stradivarius?
Between 1963 and the end of 1972, he made
http://www.fritz-reuter.com/reports/rin030.htm   (2851 words)

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