I believe it was Scientific American which published an article a few years back describing how some experts had analyzed the wood on a Stradivari violin and ascertained that it had been soaked in seawater to evacuate the cells of resin, leaving them more resonant. Thump __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New Yahoo! Photos - easier uploading and sharing. http://photos.yahoo.com/
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