Volume 12–4 (Low Res).pdf - U&lc
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DEMI<br />
When it comes to violins, Stradivari is general<br />
ly the first name that comes to mind. But the f<br />
act is, the violin was born long before Antonio<br />
Stradivari. It was a crude little instrument wit<br />
h a small and uninspired sound. However, in t<br />
he mid-1500s, a few Italian families in the to<br />
wn of Cremona put their innate genius to wor<br />
k and turned the violin into the sublime instr<br />
ument we know today. Either by instinct, divi<br />
ne inspiration or luck, these craftsmen knew<br />
exactly which woods to choose, the critical gr<br />
adations for each section of the instrument, t<br />
he ideal shape and size for the body, the perfe<br />
ct length and curve of the f-holes, the precise f<br />
ormula for varnish ...and all those other elusi<br />
ve factors that made their instruments acoust<br />
ically magical. The fact is, many of their techn<br />
iques remain undiscovered secrets to this da<br />
y. The Amatis were the first notable family of<br />
DEMI ITALIC<br />
When it comes to violins, Stradivari is gener<br />
ally thefirst name that comes to mind. But t<br />
hefact is, the violin was born long before An<br />
tonio Stradivari. It was a crude little instru<br />
ment with a small and uninspired sound. H<br />
owever, in the mid-1500s, afew Italianfamil<br />
ies in the town of Cremona put their innate g<br />
enius to work and turned the violin into the s<br />
ublime instrument we know today. Either by<br />
instinct, divine inspiration or luck, these cr<br />
aftsmen knew exactly which woods to choo<br />
se, the critical gradationsfor each section o<br />
f the instrument, the ideal shape and sizefo<br />
r the body, the perfect length and curve of th<br />
ef-holes, the preciseformulafor varnish an<br />
d all the other elusive factors that made t<br />
heir instruments acoustically magical T<br />
he fact is, many of their techniques remain<br />
undiscovered secrets to this day. The Amati<br />
BOLD<br />
When it comes to violins, Stradivari is gene<br />
rally the first name that comes to mind. But<br />
the fact is, the violin was born long before A<br />
ntonio Stradivari. It was a crude little instr<br />
ument with a small and uninspired sound<br />
However, in the mid-1500s, a few Italian fa<br />
mines in the town of Cremona put their inna<br />
to genius to work and turned the violin into<br />
the sublime instrument we know today. Eit<br />
her by instinct, divine inspiration or luck, t<br />
hese craftsmen knew exactly which woods t<br />
o choose, the critical gradations for each se<br />
ction of the instrument, the ideal shape and<br />
size for the body, the perfect length and cur<br />
ve of the f-holes, the precise formula for var<br />
nish ...and all those other elusive factors th<br />
at made their instruments acoustically ma<br />
gical. The fact is, many of their techniques r<br />
emain undiscovered secrets to this day. The<br />
BOLD ITALIC<br />
When it comes to violins, Stradivari is ge<br />
neraUy thefirst name that comes to min<br />
d. But thefact is, the violin was born long<br />
before Antonio Stradivari. It was a crude<br />
little instrument with a small and unins<br />
pired sound. However, in the mid-1500s<br />
afew Italianfamilies in the town of Crem<br />
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