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In Reply to: Re: Have you, perchance, heard the carbon fiber violas? posted by morricab on October 31, 2006 at 03:08:33:
I also agree that the sound of an outstanding instrument is amazing, and virtually impossible to duplicate or even understand the underlying mechanism. When I was married to a violinist about 30 years ago, we attended a concert where a very special Strad. was played. I just about fell out of my seat when I heard it played. I whispered to my wife what special violin that was and she told me: "That's your first 'Strad', John" No is wasn't my first, nor my last, but WOW! Back stage, after the performance, I must have bored the guy to death, raving about his Strad to him.
Many physicists and engineers have tried for generations to figure out exactly what makes the Strad sound. A physics professor, Dr. Fry, and I spent some time discussing the subtle points of Strad design. His hypothesis at the time was the mass to stiffness ratio of the wood. I don't know what came of this hypothesis, but once in a while, someone comes up with another idea as to why and how this happens. It should humble engineers to realize that not everything that we hear is easily measured or even understood.
Yamaha once tried to make a cost effective classic guitar. It looked good, played in tune, did everything right, but I just gave it away as it had no 'soul'. Apparently, they have done better with pianos, or have they?
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- Re: Have you, perchance, heard the carbon fiber violas? - john curl 10:20:24 10/31/06 (3)
- Re: Have you, perchance, heard the carbon fiber violas? - morricab 14:29:14 10/31/06 (2)
- Re: Have you, perchance, heard the carbon fiber violas? - john curl 16:00:14 10/31/06 (1)
- Re: Have you, perchance, heard the carbon fiber violas? - morricab 01:50:41 11/01/06 (0)
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