Stradivarius may be bit of a fiddle at more than $1m, say researchers
Yes, yes, you can dismiss the experimental method if you want to, but it's just another bit of evidence to suggest that psychology plays a far greater role in perception than people like to believe. (Obviously I'm not suggesting that an audio enthusiast would ever spend a lot of money chasing an illusory, mythical sound! Dear me, no).
Yes, yes, you can dismiss the experimental method if you want to, but it's just another bit of evidence to suggest that psychology plays a far greater role in perception than people like to believe. (Obviously I'm not suggesting that an audio enthusiast would ever spend a lot of money chasing an illusory, mythical sound! Dear me, no).
Instruments are tremendously different and changes with time and grows when used...Instruments that are not played die and looses their sparkle....my daughter plays her piano almost every day, but at times she's withe her mother for a few days, and when she returns the piano is a little dull...and needs to be played....(not tuned, but played).
I can believe this, too:
How many notes would a virtuoso violinist pay for a Stradivarius? | Music | The Guardian
How many notes would a virtuoso violinist pay for a Stradivarius? | Music | The Guardian
Re:’ What would he think of modern instruments?’ – He’d be envious of the technology available to make his job easier… but the result still depends on the quality of wood & workmanship, as well as the setup of the individual instrument.
(In a way the trial isn’t quite fair, strings are far superior nowadays, & old instruments weren’t built for them)
Spent a few weeks looking for a good fiddle before xmas, (it was a huge learning curve, finding what to listen for)… the price had no relationship to how good the fiddle sounded, except for the very cheap ones. Ended up buying a mass produced German one from the 50s at a reasonable price (AUD 500)
And you can’t assume that hand made is any better than factory made, recently bought a cheap guitar made in China, set up properly it sounds fantastic – the reason, solid spruce top & Japanese quality control.
(In a way the trial isn’t quite fair, strings are far superior nowadays, & old instruments weren’t built for them)
Spent a few weeks looking for a good fiddle before xmas, (it was a huge learning curve, finding what to listen for)… the price had no relationship to how good the fiddle sounded, except for the very cheap ones. Ended up buying a mass produced German one from the 50s at a reasonable price (AUD 500)
And you can’t assume that hand made is any better than factory made, recently bought a cheap guitar made in China, set up properly it sounds fantastic – the reason, solid spruce top & Japanese quality control.
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There is many superb sounding old italian violins, but not all Guarneri and Stradivari violins sound so good, many old violins do have so much repairs that they lost their original sound, and some Stradivari violins was not as good than other one made by this great violin maker.
There is modern violin makers who can make superb violins with better sound, one of them are J. Curtin.
Some great virtuoso violin players will have an old italian violin to play in the concerts but they will play a modern violin for themself. Most who can afford it will try some old italian violins and buy it only if it sound at least as good as the best modern violins.
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Gaetan
There is many superb sounding old italian violins, but not all Guarneri and Stradivari violins sound so good, many old violins do have so much repairs that they lost their original sound, and some Stradivari violins was not as good than other one made by this great violin maker.
There is modern violin makers who can make superb violins with better sound, one of them are J. Curtin.
Some great virtuoso violin players will have an old italian violin to play in the concerts but they will play a modern violin for themself. Most who can afford it will try some old italian violins and buy it only if it sound at least as good as the best modern violins.
Bye
Gaetan
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Yes, and a well made violin will sound better with times if you play it every days.
Strad and many old italian violins was made with some different technics than modern ones, for practical reason the tree logs was soaking in a lake for month, the sap in those woods was slowly dilute in the lake water and those lakes was a bit salt water, so the woods was impregnate with a small amount of salts and minerals. So the violin made with this woods was already sounding different.
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Wen a violin are new the wood and the joints are stiff, wen you play it, it do a sort of broke-in of the wood and the joints and since they become a bit more supple they vibrate more easy wen you play.
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Got to break in those guitar speakers before they sound right. I turn the radio up through them and leave for work.
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Here is two links about breaking in a new violin.
The Process of Breaking In (or playing in) a Violin, Viola or Cello
Breaking New Ground by Breaking-In a New Violin
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Gaetan
Here is two links about breaking in a new violin.
The Process of Breaking In (or playing in) a Violin, Viola or Cello
Breaking New Ground by Breaking-In a New Violin
Bye
Gaetan
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