M Malagodi, C Canevari, L Bonizzoni, A Galli… - Applied Physics A, 2013 - Springer
This paper focuses on the characterization of the materials of a violin top plate made by Antonio Stradivari (17th century), with different diagnostic techniques and with an integrated …
JP Echard, B Lavédrine - Journal of Cultural Heritage, 2008 - Elsevier
For the last 60years, varnishes of ancient musical instruments, particularly stringed instruments of the violin family dating 17th and 18th centuries, have been analysed to …
L Side - Spectroscopy Europe, 2010 - spectroscopyeurope.com
For the past two centuries, the nature of the varnishes coating historical instruments has been a much debated subject. Focusing in particular on the varnishes used for coating …
L Bonizzoni, C Canevari, A Galli, M Gargano… - Heritage Science, 2014 - Springer
Background Several musical instruments in the past centuries were decorated with engravings, inlays, or paintings. This paper focuses on an integrated approach to detect and …
Historic musical instruments, especially violins, have witnessed centuries of stories and events, passing from hand to hand among musicians, collectors and restorers. Historical last …
S Zumbühl, B Soulier, C Zindel - Journal of Cultural Heritage, 2021 - Elsevier
The historical varnish technology is of interest to various fields in cultural heritage. To understand the material properties of these historic surface coatings it is important to get …
The study and characterization of the materials of historic musical instruments, especially violins, represent an important aim for scientists and conservators. In particular, the …
During recent decades, many researchers have tried to understand the main influences on the extraordinary sound and beauty of the masterpieces made by the ancient violin makers …
IM Cortea, R Cristache, I Sandu - Rom. Rep. Phys, 2016 - rrp.nipne.ro
Traditional, historical varnishing techniques applied on ancient musical instruments have been increasingly studied within the last decades, a comprehensive physico-chemical …