Hi All, This thing with violins is *I* believe measureable...not sure if there is any *hard* data or not. At 05:55 PM 12/13/97 -0600, you wrote: >Hi Don, > >I'm in the midst of reading a book called The Universe Within, by Morton >Hunt about the cognitive functions of the human brain. One of the many >interesting points made is something we all already know whether we know >that we know it or not. The memory of virtually anything is different than >the original experience. We process the original event into the internal >storage format, which consists mostly of impressions rather than minute >details, and store the result in long term memory. On retrieval, we find >we're operating on a "lossy" compression system because we not only don't >remember the details, but the person we were with remembers a considerably >different scenario altogether! Memories with pleasant connotations are >enhanced with recollection. We all remember something from our past which, >on later examination, wasn't really anywhere nearly as wonderful as we >thought we remembered it. Trying to find the magic sound we remember from >long ago may be just the result of the inefficiency of memory as much as a >deterioration of the product. Of course the old beater may be failing fast >too. With all this in (alleged) mind, it's inevitable that something ancient >enough to be beyond memory of anyone living will just naturally have to have >been transcendental in it's God-like qualities. So there! Now, if I can >remember how to post this... > >Ron > >At 01:23 PM 12/13/97 -0600, you wrote: >>At 10:22 PM 12/10/97 -0800, you wrote: >> >>>I hear the same things about violins. Except with violins we get even >>sillier. We seem to be of the opinion that they get >>>better with age. Who knows? >> >>It has been thought for many years that a violin *plays* in after about ten >>years of being *played* 3 to 6 hours per day. I do know that my violin which >>is rarely played now does not sound as well *even* when played by another >>violinist as it once did. >> >> Can anyone out there prove that? Talk about sentiment overpowering reason! >>Antonio Stradivari (or >>>Stradivarius) died in 1737. Who of us was there to judge what any of his >>instruments sounded like when he finished them? >> >>They most certainly do *not* sound the same. First the *neck* is longer >>today, and both the bass bar and sound post will have been changed. There is >>only *one* Strad in original condition...and it is *not* played. >> >> >>Regards, >>Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T. >>"Tuner for the Centre of the Arts" >>drose@dlcwest.com >>3004 Grant Rd. >>REGINA, SK >>S4S 5G7 >>306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner >> > > > Ron Nossaman > > Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T. "Tuner for the Centre of the Arts" drose@dlcwest.com 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK S4S 5G7 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner
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