Cremona Violins: A Physicist's Quest For The Secrets Of Stradivari (With Dvd-rom)

Contains an account of the history of Cremona violins - the rise and fall of the art that dominated over two centuries. This book is devoted to the physics behind the violin acoustics, specifically the research of William F 'Jack' Fry. It chronicles his early research and the evolution of his ideas leading to a holistic approach to its acoustics.