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CREMONA VIOLINS
A Physicist's Quest for the Secrets of Stradivari
by Kameshwar C Wali (Syracuse University, USA)
This book contains a brief account of the history of Cremona violins — the rise and fall of the art that dominated over two centuries — and is primarily devoted to the physics behind the violin acoustics, specifically the research of William F “Jack” Fry over the past four decades and more. It chronicles his early research and the evolution of his ideas leading to a holistic approach to its acoustics, in sharp contrast to the conventional “reductionist” approach. With rare insights, he has come closer than anyone before in reproducing the sound of the great Italian masters. This historic achievement makes the book extremely valuable for violin makers, violin researchers, and young and aspiring violinists who would like to own excellent-sounding instruments with all the desirable characteristics of old instruments at affordable prices.
Contents:
- Luigi Tarisio and the History of Cremona Violins
- The Rise and
Decline of the Art of Violin Making in Cremona
- Anatomy of a Violin: Mechanism of Sound Production
- A Brief History of Violin Acoustic Research
- William F Fry and His Quest for the Secrets of Cremona Violins
- Myth and Reality of Cremona Violins
Readership: Physicists, musicologists, violin makers and violin researchers.
| 200pp (approx.) |
Pub. date: Scheduled Winter 2008 |
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