Player preferences among new and old violins<\/a>
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAbstractMost violinists believe that instruments by Stradivari and Guarneri \u201cdel Gesu\u201d are tonally superior to other violins\u2014and to new violins in particular. Many mechanical and acoustical factors ha…\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Apparently, when you actually test violins blind, Strads and Guarneris don't rate any higher than modern violins. Interesting … #ddtb Embedded Link Player preferences among new and old violins AbstractMost violinists believe that instruments by Stradivari and Guarneri \u201cdel Gesu\u201d are tonally superior to other violins\u2014and to new violins in particular. 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