That Stradivari violin is talking in Italian!

Friday, March 29, 2013 - 12:00 in Physics & Chemistry

By Tia GhoseLiveScienceVirtuosos who describe the singing voice of a violin may be on to something. The great violin makers, such as Stradivari and Guarneri, may have designed violins to mimic the human voice, new research suggests.The research, described in the current issue of Savart Journal, found the violin produced several vowel sounds, including the Italian "i" and "e" sounds and several vow...

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