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Wali, K. C.

Cremona violins a physicist's quest for the secrets of Stradivari / [electronic resource] : Kameshwar C. Wali. - Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific, c2010. - xv, 157 p. : ill. (some col.).

Accompanying DVD-ROM contains video discussion of violin making and a demonstration of a Fry violin.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-153) and index.

Luigi Tarisio and the violins of Cremona -- The rise and fall of the Cremonese art of violin making : Antonio Stradivari (1644c-1737) -- The anatomy of a violin and the mechanism of sound production -- Some historical notes on violin research over centuries -- William F. Fry and his quest for the secrets of Cremona violins -- William F. Fry and his quest for the secrets of Cremona violins (continued) -- Myth & reality of Cremona violins ; Fry's violins -- A convergence of science and art.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

ISBN:

LCCN:

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA8B2738 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: Uk

Subjects--Personal Names:
Fry, Jack.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Violin--Construction--Italy--Cremona.
Music--Acoustics and physics.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: ML830.8.C74 / W35 2010eb

Dewey Class. No.: 787.2/1945271