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Wood density holds key to Stradivarius sweet sound

Wood density holds key to Stradivarius sweet sound

Time 01.07.2008 22:01 Source  reuters.com

LONDON (Reuters) - Researchers using a medical scanner have worked out why a Stradivarius violin sounds so good -- it is because of the remarkably even density of the wood.

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Date: 09 January 2009 - 20:54

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