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Science vs The Stradivarius

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Last broadcast on Wed, 22 Dec 2010, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 (see all broadcasts).

Synopsis

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Can modern technology identify the elusive components that give Stradivarius violins a unique voice? Analysts have submitted the master instruments to a battery of tests, from CT scans to burning original samples of varnish, but are they just chasing a myth? Professor Trevor Cox investigates.

(Tasmin Little finishes the programme playing her Stradivarius.)

Producer: Erika Wright.

Broadcasts

  1. Tue 27 Oct 2009
    11:00
    BBC Radio 4
  2. Wed 22 Dec 2010
    21:00
    BBC Radio 4

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Duration

30 minutes

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