Measurement of the effect on violins of ageing and playing

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This is a report on the first three years of a long-term experiment designed to measure how two very similar violins change with time. After being constructed 'in parallel,' one is stored under controlled conditions in a museum and is played infrequently, while the other is played regularly by a professional musician. Vibro-acoustic measurements were performed on the instruments and parts thereof during and after construction. Playing and listening tests by a panel of experienced violinists were conducted at completion, after three years with no adjustment, and then after minor adjustments were made to the played violin only. Panels of players and listeners rated the two violins at all stages, and all results are consistent with the null hypothesis: at present there is no significant preference for either instrument over a range of categories.
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Inta, R.A.
Smith, J.R.
Wolfe, Joseph
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2006
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Journal Article
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UNSW Faculty