a physicist's quest for the secrets of Stradivari Wali, K. C. creator text bibliography nju Hackensack, N.J World Scientific 2010 monographic eng

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157 p. : ill. 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. HKBU library Kameshwar C. Wali. Accompanying DVD-ROM contains video discussion of violin making and a demonstration of a Fry violin. YT2025 M09 Fry, Jack Violin Construction Italy Cremona Violin Acoustics Stradivarius violin ML830 W176 C 2010 9789812791092 9812791094 9789812791108 9812791108 SDU 100421