In Reply to: But... posted by mosin on April 5, 2007 at 20:08:40:
Well there was one other violin my ex played on quite a bit and it was an early 20th century strad copy. The interesting this is that it sounded really good...sometimes. It turned out that it was sensitive to seasonal changes and would go from sounding great to terrible over the course of a couple months and then back again!! In the end it never sounded as good as the real thing but it was better than having nothing for the time being. There have been countless copies of Strads made over the last 250+ years. Some quite excellent and some rubbish.Maybe this guy found the secret and maybe he did not. History will tell...
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Follow Ups Full ThreadTopic - Question, would a Stradivarius violin that sold for 2.4 million, measure differently than say a desent $1,000 one? - gme109 06:40:53 04/04/07 (90)
- Re: Question, would a Stradivarius violin that sold for 2.4 million, measure differently than say a desent $1,000 one? - apesma 12:57:26 04/05/07 (3)
- Re: Question, would a Stradivarius violin that sold for 2.4 million, measure differently than say a desent $1,000 one? - Matts_ 21:52:03 04/05/07 (0)
- Great article! * - gme109 17:34:05 04/05/07 (0)
- Interesting article, thanks. [nt] - Wellfed 16:40:11 04/05/07 (0)
- Re: Question, would a Stradivarius violin that sold for 2.4 million, measure differently than say a desent $1,000 one? - chgolatin2@yahoo.com 22:45:58 04/04/07 (0)
- If He Gets It Cryo'ed, It Might Be Worth $4.8 Million..... - Todd Krieger 20:58:13 04/04/07 (0)
- The difference in sound is an RFI issue (nt) - andy_c 20:17:15 04/04/07 (0)
- They sound not only different but radically different. - morricab 15:07:16 04/04/07 (21)
- But... - mosin 20:08:40 04/05/07 (1)
- Re: But... - morricab 15:54:39 04/06/07 (0)
- ahmmm these were ALL modified violins weren't they? hmmm - Timbo in Oz 16:59:43 04/05/07 (3)
- Re: ahmmm these were ALL modified violins weren't they? hmmm - morricab 16:20:44 04/06/07 (1)
- NO maaate tyhey wre MODIFIED a few original great violins violas, cellos, still exist and are used by HIP players - Timbo in Oz 16:31:34 04/06/07 (0)
- I would also add that a truly relaibel test would require the player to be at the very least 'blind' - Timbo in Oz 17:16:37 04/05/07 (0)
- This just shows what 300 years of break-in can do. nt - kurt s 13:41:03 04/05/07 (2)
- welll, some of the break-in is on mod's that date from AFTER 1800 - Timbo in Oz 23:48:54 04/05/07 (1)
- Re: welll, some of the break-in is on mod's that date from AFTER 1800 - morricab 15:56:31 04/06/07 (0)
- This sort of insight is why I read your posts, Morricab -nt - Feanor 03:54:36 04/05/07 (1)
- Re: This sort of insight is why I read your posts, Morricab -nt - morricab 15:57:18 04/06/07 (0)
- Terrific story - Metralla 21:33:13 04/04/07 (1)
- Re: Terrific story - morricab 15:57:45 04/06/07 (0)
- Re: They sound not only different but radically different. - Rod M 19:12:50 04/04/07 (2)
- Re: They sound not only different but radically different. - morricab 16:02:08 04/06/07 (0)
- Glad to hear you trusted your ears... - Wellfed 07:00:43 04/05/07 (0)
- Interesting, but.... - DannyB 18:13:12 04/04/07 (2)
- Re: Interesting, but.... - morricab 16:04:29 04/06/07 (0)
- Re: Interesting, but.... - David Aiken 18:28:58 04/04/07 (0)
- Great post! -nt- - Brian Walsh 15:53:27 04/04/07 (1)
- Re: Great post! -nt- - morricab 16:06:16 04/06/07 (0)
- How about 2 pianos? - mkuller 14:44:33 04/04/07 (1)
- Re: Yamaha make their frames *mostly* from African Mahogany - grinagog 03:06:01 04/05/07 (0)
- Yes it would. - JimL 14:05:00 04/04/07 (1)
- I think what it comes down to is, that the quality that sets a strad. about from other lower quality violins, can not be - gme109 14:14:13 04/04/07 (0)
- Wrong question… - David Aiken 13:44:46 04/04/07 (4)
- Re: Wrong question… - morricab 15:20:14 04/04/07 (3)
- I've read that elsewhere.... - JimL 17:59:36 04/04/07 (0)
- OK, I won't disagree… - David Aiken 16:05:50 04/04/07 (1)
- Re: OK, I won't disagree… - morricab 16:17:41 04/06/07 (0)
- The Stard will keep its quality for a long long time - porky_pig_jr 13:22:43 04/04/07 (2)
- Re: The Stard will keep its quality for a long long time - morricab 15:22:24 04/04/07 (0)
- Actually, the Strad has ALREADY kept its quality for a long time... over 350 years :-) nt - JimL 14:08:01 04/04/07 (0)
- Yes, if you knew what to measure and how. -nt. - driver8 12:34:00 04/04/07 (0)
- Re: Question, would a Stradivarius violin that sold for 2.4 million, measure differently than say a desent $1,000 one? - jcarr 12:14:22 04/04/07 (0)
- Moot point. Would only matter around hear if the Strad was recorded and played back... - musetap 11:53:55 04/04/07 (0)
- Only if you install an Intelligent Chip, and...... - Sherlock 11:53:03 04/04/07 (5)
- Re: Only if you install an Intelligent Chip, and...... - Sherlock 13:01:00 04/04/07 (4)
- Of the many possible descriptions... - feet's too big 13:39:05 04/04/07 (3)
- Fish-On! - Sherlock 14:10:45 04/04/07 (2)
- If the "quality" of correspondence in this thread ... - feet's too big 15:32:21 04/04/07 (1)
- Re: If the "quality" of correspondence in this thread ... - Sherlock 10:49:31 04/05/07 (0)
- was it the New Jersey Philharmonic... - Green Lantern 11:07:47 04/04/07 (9)
- Re: was it the New Jersey Philharmonic... - Brian Cheney 09:51:33 04/05/07 (8)
- Re: was it the New Jersey Philharmonic... - morricab 17:25:06 04/07/07 (0)
- funny; sez here that NJ's got one tenth of your estimate - Green Lantern 08:33:09 04/06/07 (6)
- Re: funny; sez here that NJ's got one tenth of your estimate - Brian Cheney 22:21:12 04/06/07 (2)
- I guess - Green Lantern 23:05:21 04/06/07 (1)
- Re: I guess - Brian Cheney 11:39:24 04/07/07 (0)
- link - Green Lantern 09:02:20 04/06/07 (2)
- Were the "measurements" confined to the standard audio array, of course not! nt - clarkjohnsen 10:56:31 04/04/07 (0)
- Length, width, height, weight or all three? * - PureAudio 10:53:58 04/04/07 (1)
- Ha!..............................................................................................................nt - gme109 12:11:52 04/04/07 (0)
- There was a guy who figured out a way to closely duplicate one, - fortysomething 09:51:18 04/04/07 (0)
- Re: Question, would a Stradivarius violin that sold for 2.4 million, measure differently than say a desent $1,000 one? - middleground 09:15:05 04/04/07 (0)
- Re: Question, would a Stradivarius violin that sold for 2.4 million, measure differently than say a desent $1,000 one? - Bill the K 09:02:32 04/04/07 (0)
- Sounds the same? I guess Julian Hirsch would love this discussion! nt - The Bastard with The Hammer 08:27:07 04/04/07 (1)
- Re: Sounds the same? I guess Julian Hirsch would love this discussion! nt - middleground 09:16:15 04/04/07 (0)
- Re: Hopefully, his wife did the listening. nt - geoffkait 08:17:00 04/04/07 (0)
- Re: Question, would my paintings measure differently than Picasso's? - LousyTourist 08:13:23 04/04/07 (2)
- Re: Question, would my paintings measure differently than Picasso's? - middleground 09:17:18 04/04/07 (0)
- Most anything would be better than Picasso; well, maybe not Monet. )MT( - J. S. Bach 09:13:12 04/04/07 (0)
- What about the sound ? - Lambda 07:36:26 04/04/07 (2)
- A Better Test Would Be To.... - Todd Krieger 01:27:09 04/05/07 (0)
- Re: What about the sound ? - theaudiohobby 23:36:42 04/04/07 (0)
- Yes it will ..... - vettracer 07:19:45 04/04/07 (5)
- Or not. - gme109 14:10:04 04/04/07 (1)
- Re: Or not. - morricab 15:23:52 04/04/07 (0)
- Tops are made with spruce, - CharleyW 09:28:18 04/04/07 (0)
- Re: Yes it will ..... - middleground 09:19:10 04/04/07 (0)
- No it won't. - TAFKA Steve 07:49:03 04/04/07 (0)
- Let's not forget about the diminishing returns element either. [nt] - Wellfed 07:05:20 04/04/07 (6)
- Re: Let's not forget about the diminishing returns element either. [nt] - morricab 15:27:33 04/04/07 (5)
- As big a difference as Brilliant Pebbles make? [nt] - Wellfed 17:35:26 04/04/07 (4)
- Re: As big a difference as Brilliant Pebbles make? [nt] - morricab 16:18:55 04/06/07 (3)
- It would be interesting to hear what a violinist... - Wellfed 18:36:27 04/06/07 (2)
- Re: It would be interesting to hear what a violinist... - morricab 01:55:23 04/07/07 (1)
- Backwards day at the Asylum? AGAIN... - Wellfed 08:26:42 04/07/07 (0)
- I own a Stradivarius violin as an investment - Richard BassNut Greene 07:01:56 04/04/07 (1)
- And I was about to be pretty damn impressed. (-: /nt/ - powermatic 11:24:06 04/05/07 (0)
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- Re: But... - morricab 15:54:39 04/06/07 (0)