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In truth it would be rather embarrassing if a top of the line modern violin could not at least equal a Stradivarius. Besides the world economy being much strong
by tinco 10y ago
In truth it would be rather embarrassing if a top of the line modern violin could not at least equal a Stradivarius. Besides the world economy being much stronger, the technological advancements and the sheer degree of knowledge transfer makes it almost inevitable.
Anyone can fire up youtube and immediately peer into the workshops of master luthiers. I bet you could take a couple million and build a top class violin workshop from scratch in just a few years.
Imagine how cool it would be if the big SV aristocracy instead of spending millions on building sailboats, they'd invest in developing musical instruments? As much faster the USA-17 is than any hundred year old yacht, as much more beautiful a violin could be than a stradivarius.. perhaps.
- michaelbuckbee 10y agoGrowing up, I still remember articles about the "lost art of making violins" and how there was all this speculation about what made them so special. Was it a chemical or fungus in the river the logs were floated in? Some lost technique? A particular sequence of aging, resting, bending the wood? Turns out it's none of that and just branding (albeit branding around having a great product at that point in history).