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Cremona violins : a physicist's quest for the secrets of Stradivari / Kameshwar C. Wali.

Author/creator Wali, K. C. (Kameshwar C.)
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoHackensack, N.J. : World Scientific,
Descriptionxv, 157 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm. + 1 videodisc (DVD : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.)
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)
Contents 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.
General noteAccompanying DVD-ROM contains video discussion of violin making and a demonstration of a Fry violin.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 151-153) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2010561330
ISBN9789812791092 (hbk.)
ISBN9812791094 (hbk.)
ISBN9789812791108 (pbk.)
ISBN9812791108 (pbk.)

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