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TOK:

--- Quote from: shardian on February 14, 2008, 10:32:07 am ---I'd bet money he carried it in the original case, that way people knew how important he was even with the violin in the case.

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Artsy people often aren't the best logical thinkers. Maybe he's just a dummy.  ;D

whammoed:
I bent my wookie!

Ed_McCarron:

--- Quote from: TOK on February 13, 2008, 10:09:38 pm ---I remember seeing a show on Stradavarius and they could never fully determine what made them sound so much sweeter than other violins. They said he used a few different types of very dense old growth wood for various parts of the instrument and they also speculated that his secret varnish, the chemical he used to keep pests out of the wood, or even the fact that it was stored in seawater during the journey to Italy contributed to it. It was pretty interesting, even though the more they explored the secrets, the more it sounded like a chance happening then some intentional technique that made his instruments sound better than other violins.

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There was a show on TLC or one of those thinky channels on this...  They were treating wood with different kinds of fungus and mold to see if they could dupe the sound.  Got close, IIRC.

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