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Anatomy of a Violin.

Focuses on the efforts of scientists at the United States National Museum of Natural History to study the interior of such holdings as a Stradivarius violin. Use of a diagnostic scanner for this practice; Operations of the research team under anthropologist Bruno Frohlich and others; Benefits of us...

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Published in:Smithsonian Vol. 32; no. 12; p. 36
Main Author: Cavanaugh, Stephanie
Format: Article
Published: Smithsonian Magazine Mar2002
Subjects:
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)
Violin
Imaging systems
Museum archives
Washington (D.C.)
United States
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:Focuses on the efforts of scientists at the United States National Museum of Natural History to study the interior of such holdings as a Stradivarius violin. Use of a diagnostic scanner for this practice; Operations of the research team under anthropologist Bruno Frohlich and others; Benefits of using this scanner to research the design of such items.