The mystical aura of perfection surrounding Stradivari violins may be just that: an aura, and nothing more. A study published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences finds that ...

For years the Stradivari violin has been the subject of studies by researchers who sought to discover the reason for the pristine sound it produces. According to a report by The Brighter Side of News, ...

It is claimed that they have an unreproducible acoustic quality allowing them to produce a sound that no other violin maker has been able to achieve. But despite their multimillion-dollar price tag, ...

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Another day, another study undercutting the myth surrounding the 18th-century Italian violin maker Antonio Stradivari. Since the early 20th century, musicians and instrument experts have been trying ...

For centuries, violin makers have tried and failed to reproduce the pristine sound of Stradivarius and Guarneri violins, but after 33 years of work put into the project, a Texas A&M University ...

The Cathedral has stood tall in the center of Cremona since the 12th century, but the heartbeat of this city is heard in the ...

How much of what we think of as the beautiful sound of a Stradivarius is the instrument itself — and how much is the brand? Is A Stradivarius Just A Violin? The Stradivarius violin gets its name from ...

This week, a violin made by famed Italian luthier Antonio Stradivari could become the most expensive musical instrument ever sold at auction. Sotheby's is estimating that a Stradivarius made in 1714 ...

Music commentator Miles Hoffman, a nationally renowned violist, and NPR's Steve Inskeep visit the Library of Congress' small, priceless collection of Stradivarius instruments. Hoffman plays some of ...