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In Reply to: RE: Of course.... posted by mehrdadb_gd on January 28, 2013 at 06:07:24
for a while one theory on the stradivarius sound was that the lacquer used was filled, or, more accurately, contained dust from semi precious stones. The theory went that the apothocaries of the time who ground up the lacquer ( from the natural secretions of a bug) were also the jeweler's of the time and their polishing work basically contaminated their workshops. The lacquer used was supposed to have bits of quartz and amethyst, etc.
To this day, no instrument restorer dares to remove the original lacquer used.
In treating some of the woods i experimented with, I added quartz grindings to the super glue I applied. It added considerable brightness to the sound. I did not experiment with varying the amounts, BTw, but strads are noted fror their brilliance in playing which differs from, say, an Amati.
Of course YMMV
Stu
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