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Cremona violins : a physicist's quest for the secrets of Stradivari / Kameshwar C. Wali.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific, 2010.Description: 157 p. : illISBN:
  • 9789812791092
  • 9812791094
  • 9789812791108
  • 9812791108
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • ML830 W176 C 2010
Contents:
Luigi Tarisio and the violins of Cremona -- The rise and fall of the Cremonese art of violin making : Antonio Stradivari (1644c-1737) -- The anatomy of a violin and the mechanism of sound production -- Some historical notes on violin research over centuries -- William F. Fry and his quest for the secrets of Cremona violins -- William F. Fry and his quest for the secrets of Cremona violins (continued) -- Myth & reality of Cremona violins ; Fry's violins -- A convergence of science and art.
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Item type: English Books
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English Books MATRIX Library General Eng/FL.3 General Books ML830 W176 C 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) C.1 Available 1000370640
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Accompanying DVD-ROM contains video discussion of violin making and a demonstration of a Fry violin.

Luigi Tarisio and the violins of Cremona -- The rise and fall of the Cremonese art of violin making : Antonio Stradivari (1644c-1737) -- The anatomy of a violin and the mechanism of sound production -- Some historical notes on violin research over centuries -- William F. Fry and his quest for the secrets of Cremona violins -- William F. Fry and his quest for the secrets of Cremona violins (continued) -- Myth & reality of Cremona violins ; Fry's violins -- A convergence of science and art.

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