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In Reply to: RE: Thanks for posting this... posted by mkuller on April 07, 2014 at 15:00:17
Did you read this particular constraint?
"These violins were loaned with the stipulation that they remain in the condition in which we received them -- precluding any tonal adjustments or even changing the strings." That means that, whatever happened to the old violins during their trip -- if they got jostled on the airplane, etc. -- there was no soundpost adjustment, no bridge adjustment, no check for open seams. If the strings were a little older, they were a little older. "
Parlor tricks are real crowd pleasers!
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I know next to nothing about violins but these two articles do illustrate how hard it is to get at the truth (about anything) and how many will latch on to a lame "proof" if it suits their purposes.
Thanks,
Julian (as in FVA) would likely have a funny take on this. :)
...a definitive test to some.
Must have been, after all it was done blind...
someone familiar with such a prized instrument should readily recognize it's inherent special qualities. Ditto for reviewers with overhyped claims of huge differenced between 40 k amplifiers and 5 k amplifiers.
With wine there are people so astute that they not only know the brand, they also tell the vintage. And human taste is not nearly as acute as human hearing.
Keep fighting the good fight DBT deniers. I didn't read the article, but knew the usual suspects that would show up.
...not to recognize it but to chose the one you would most like to play.
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