Stradivarius Violin. Photo: Wikimedia.org. Double-Blind Violin Test: Can You Pick The Strad? -- NPR
In the world of violins, the names Stradivari and Guarneri are sacred. For three centuries, violin-makers and scientists have studied the instruments made by these Italian craftsmen. So far no one has figured out what makes their sound different. But a new study now suggests maybe they aren't so different after all.
OK, here's a test. Clip one is a musical phrase from Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto in D Major. Clip two is the same phrase. The same musician plays both. But one is on a Stradivarius violin, the other on a violin made in 1980. See if you can tell the difference.
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My Comment: I choose the wrong one .... hmmmm .... and I use to be a professional musician.
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