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In Reply to: Re:The lattitude in that definition is huge.. posted by theaudiohobby on January 24, 2007 at 07:35:57:
"The sound of a violin is greatly influenced by the strings, there is no way a gut stringed violin will sound steely no matter how badly played, it simply not part of the sound of gut stringed violins,"No one is using gut strings unless they are specifically trying to replicate a period piece. For example Baroque music played on Baroque instruments. If you are playing on a stradivarius violin, which she was for one year, then you put the best strings you can on it, which is to say that yes, the strings matter but a top violin will likely have the best strings available. They will use strings that result in maximum projection of sound (for big concert halls) and also good sound (as judged by the musician).
"That said, even a gut stringed instruments will sound strident if listened to in close proximity on an energetic music program."
Again, it depends on the instrument and the skill of the musician. You can be point blank with a very agressive passages and it doesn't sound how you are describing. OR you can be relatively far away and its like fingernails on a chalkboard.
I lived through months of Paganini Caprices in my apartment (she eventually played four concerts here in Switzerland where she performed all 24 Caprices...not many attempt this). There is not a more generally agressive repertoire in existence for the violin. If not played well and on a good instrument the result will be most unpleasant. However, when played well and on a good instrument the sound is rich, full and musical and not steely, wiry etc.
Will it be loud? Of course! If you have never heard a top violin played in a very loud space it is amazing the acoustic power of such an instrument. It can make your eardrums pulsate! But that is not the same as steely, wiry etc.
"And in both cases, a highly reflective hall will make it worse"
Most music halls tone down the violin not make it worse. This is especially true if you are sitting further away where most violins will sound positively sweet.
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