Something we have preached for ever -
http://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/7452/do-old-master-musical-instruments-sound-better-than-their-modern-equivalents-in?newsletter=1&nlcode=1923%7Cbdcf
read more http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2012/01/02/1114999109
I agree with John Soloninka (one of the violinists who took part in the study)
JOhn Soloninka however speaks positively about the study:
It was fascinating. I too, expected to be able to tell the difference, but could not.
If, after this, you cling to picayune critiques and dismiss the study, then I think you are in denial. If 21 of us could not tell in controlled circumstances and 1500 people could not tell any differences in a hall, and this is consistent with past studies…then it is time to put the myths out to pasture.
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Thursday 12 January 2012
Study shows that "Old Violins are Better" to be a myth...
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