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W
hen it comes to the modern day, including 450 to
subject of fine bow 512 violins. Although many
stringed great violin makers lived in
instruments, especially the Cremona, other parts of Italy,
violin, the name Stradivarius and throughout Europe,
usually comes to mind. Stradivari is generally
considered the greatest and
Just as microorganisms are most significant artisan in this
used to produce fine wine, can field.
they also be used to make
By Andre Hsiung, MS
musical instruments that can His instruments are regarded
rival, or even exceed, the as amongst the finest bow
Andre Hsiung is the Director of
Technical Services at Hardy beautiful resonant tones of a stringed instruments ever
Diagnostics. He is responsible Stradivarius? created, highly prized, and
for the technical support team still played by soloists and
and the quality control Antonio Stradivari was an professionals around the
laboratory. Italian luthier and crafter of world; they are also highly
stringed instruments such as coveted by the collectors.
When Andre is away from violins, cellos, guitars, violas,
microbiology, he is also an
and harps. He lived in the city
amateur violinist and can be
found on Saturday mornings in of Cremona, Italy, from 1644
a local violin shop, where he is to 1737. The Latinized form
an apprentice violin of his surname, Stradivarius,
appraiser/maker. If you find an as well as the colloquial
old violin in your attic or "Strad" is often used to refer
neighborhood garage sale, to his instruments.
please be sure to give him a
call!
It is estimated that he made
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1,000 to 1,100 instruments Figure 1: Antonio Stradivari
and that around 650 of these crafting one of his famous violins
instruments survived to that were unmatched...until now!
This treatment alters the
acoustic properties of the
instrument, making it sound
indistinguishably similar to a
Stradivarius. In a dinner talk
at a conference, Schwarze
reported on his research and
gave a preview of what his
wood treatment method could
mean, particularly for young
violinists.
Hopefully, Professor
Schwarze’s work will confirm
the viability of mycowood
and allow so many talented
musicians to produce high
quality sounds without
spending a fortune. Most
importantly, from a violin
connoisseur and appraiser’s
standpoint, nothing can
substitute the exhilarating
experience of holding a
Stradivari violin.
Andre Hsiung
Santa Maria, CA