《Scientists are trying to uncover what makes Stradivarius violins special – but are they wasting their?time?》

  • 来源专题:水声领域信息监测
  • 编译者: ioalib
  • 发布时间:2016-12-29
  • Stradivarius violins are renowned for their supposedly superior sound when compared to other instruments. This has resulted in numerous studies hunting for a scientific reason for why Strads sound so good. A number of these studies have focused on the chemical composition of the wood in violins made in Cremona by Antonio Stradivari in the 17th and 18th centuries. Others have considered the violins made by Stradivari's contemporary, Joseph Guarneri del Gesu, whose violins are widely considered to be just as good.

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