Wednesday, July 02, 2008
Wood density is the key to Stradivarius unique sound
Researchers using a medical scanner have worked out why a Stradivarius violin sounds so good -- it is because of the remarkably even density of the wood. For the past 300 years, musicians and scientists have puzzled over the unparalleled quality of classical Cremonese violins made by Italian masters like Antonio Stradivari and Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesu. 
Now a Dutch doctor and a violin maker from Arkansas think they have cracked the mystery after comparing five classical and eight modern violins in a computed tomography (CT) scanner normally used to examine patients.
Using an adaptation of a computer program developed to calculate lung densities in people with emphysema, they were able to analyze the physical properties of violins without risking damage to instruments worth millions of dollars.
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Monday, March 10, 2008
Congratulations to Adrian Picou!
I would like to sincerely congratulate Adrian and Blues Power on their outstanding performance at Plaza Providencia on Saturday. Blues, Latin Ballads, Santana and even Beatles' songs were played to the audience. I had the pleasure of listening to his music and enjoyed it a lot.
The concert is part of a campaign to prevent drugs and alcohol abuse among teenagers in the city of Chihuahua, México.
I hope that the next concert turns out to be as or more successful than this one for the group. Keep up the good music!
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