Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/05/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I think Nathan is referring to an article in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the US <http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2012/01/02/1114999109?tab=author-info>. I also found it interesting, and one can also take the view that it's surprising how well the old instruments held up to the new ones. The test as I read it was the best of the new instruments (very expensive, but accessible) vs the best of the old (astronomically expensive, generally owned by collectors, I think). John On 5/17/2014 11:48 AM, Frank Filippone wrote: > I remember that article....double blind test, modern won out handily. What > I did not see is whether any of the professional musicians involved sold > off > their Strads ( or other ) to use the modern violins...... > > Sound matters, but so does the "glitz"/intimidation/perception factor...... > > Frank Filippone > Red735i at verizon.net > > I remember reading recently about a blind test where modern, mass produced > violins were at least on par if not better than Stradivarius--the test > subjects were professional musicians, not just casual listeners. > > Cheers, > Nathan > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >