interesting wood article

[gordon stelter]

Lower density = more air cavities for the non-
existent, imaginary, resonant bodies that Stradivari
and the American Steel and Wire attendees so foolishly
believed in.
     Thump

--- Farrell <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
> If  high density were such an important factor, why
> didn't the Cremonese
> violinmakers just cut down a hard maple tree instead
> of a spruce?
> 
> Terry Farrell
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Paul Chick (Earthlink)" <tune4@earthlink.net>
> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 11:28 AM
> Subject: RE: interesting wood article
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
> [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On
> > Behalf Of Ron Koval
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 9:48 AM
> > To: pianotech@ptg.org; caut@ptg.org
> > Subject: interesting wood article
> >
> >
> > Saw this today:
> >
> > http://www.msnbc.com/news/1002745.asp?0dm=W15NT
> >
> > Thought some of you might like to read about the
> theory that a mini ice
> age
> > could be responsible for the density of the wood
> used by Stradivarius.
> >
> > Ron Koval
> > Chicagoland
> >
> > Interesting, Ron.  Some years ago, I read an
> article about "chemically
> > aging" spruce, suggested as a technique used by
> Stradivarius.  This
> > technique would cause wood fiber to become more
> dense; the chemicals and
> > procedures escape me, but I do remember the their
> test results showed an
> > improved tone, similar to the sound of Strads. 
> The instrument was
> evaluated
> > by several accomplished violinists who commented
> favorably about the sound
> > having similar characteristics.
> > For what it's worth.
> >
> > Paul C
> >
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