RE: The victory of sanity over mysticism

Posted by unclestu (D) on March 25, 2015 at 14:39:46

In Reply to: The victory of sanity over mysticism [nt] ;-) posted by Chris from Lafayette on March 25, 2015 at 12:49:55:

Did you catch the the PBS Special: Two Gentlemen from Cremona? Facsinating look into the fabled violin makers. They interview luthiers, players, and collectors. And all have interesting and varying perspectives.

No answers are given but a lot of speculation is thrown out. t is also interesting since one player(Stern?) has both a Strad and an a Guarneri.

Even through the dubious sound of the DVD. nuances between different instruments can be heard. I Think it was Kyung Wha Chung who explained the instrument has to be matched to the player and not all players and instruments share the same compatibility.

Fascinating show, and I distinctly recall one scene where a luthier had a dismembered violin with the the Stradivari sticker prominently visible in the belly.....

Imagine performing a repair on an instrument like that....

OH yeah,one luthier claimed that age made the vintage instruments sound better, His comment was that we may need to wait a century or so for modern builders' skills to really shine.

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Ah,....... - unclestu 16:43:45 03/25/15 (2)

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