Occasionally Stradivarius didn't bother to count to 220 but 120 ... but still managed to produce a great sounding fiddle.
______________ Alexander Batov www.vihuelademano.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vance Wood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "lute list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 1:38 AM Subject: Re: Steel-string acoustic guitar glue. .. ... ... > A research done recently on Stradivarius Violins has come to the > conclusion that one of the contributing factors to the quality of these > instruments is the use of Fir and Pine that had grown up and matured during > the Mini-Ice Age. During this period, the exact dates I can not pull from > the top of my head, caused the trees then living to grow very slowly. This > causes the growth rings to be very close together as many as 220 rings > across the face of one these violins. > > Vance Wood.
