The "How do my last seven violins sound, Contest" ...?
Web Host: David Langsather {Violin Maker, Researcher.... Salem, Oregon, USA}
www.violinresearch.com
..My Opus # 24: A large pattern 1714 Strad copy .My first violin where every piece in it is made with wood that has the same Rub Tone {# 17}. It further has all the inside and outside surfaces sanded with Dutch Rush.} {This violin was unusual in that it turned out almost perfect acoustically; and has been a guide and encouragement (and torment) over the years.)
..My Opus # 27: A large pattern 1714 Strad copy .A violin made with wood that has the same Rub Tone {# }.It further has all the inside and outside surfaces sanded with Dutch Rush.} It is my first violin first designed with a parabolic shape in back plate to reflect the inside sound to the outside through
the sound holes in only one bounce off the back plate wood.
..My Opus # 26: A large pattern 1714 Strad copy . The second violin I made where every piece in it is made with wood that has the same Rub Tone {# xx}.
..It also has all the inside and outside surfaces sanded with Dutch Rush.}
..My Opus # 14: A large pattern 1714 Strad copy .It is actually made of the best wood of my Opus #06, #11, and #14 ; combined {Wood Tone and Rub Tone research}. It also served in the ff hole research and varnish ground research, and the Flitz varnish research . Now updated with all the acoustical tuning for this test.
..My Opus # 30: A large pattern 1714 Strad copy. A violin where every piece in it is made with wood that has the same Rub Tone {# 22}. It further has all the inside and outside surfaces sanded with Dutch Rush.} All wood on the Wood Tone Scale; and all wood chosen using the Synchronous Resonance Technique.
..My Opus # 29: A large pattern 1714 Strad copy .A violin made with wood that has the same Rub Tone {# }.It further has all the inside and outside surfaces sanded with Dutch Rush.} It is the third designed with a parabolic shape in back plate to reflect sound to the outside.
..It is the second violin to use the wood tone scale for wood selection; synchronous resonance selection of a new top plate and other parts.
My Opus # 28: A large pattern 1714 Strad copy .A violin made with wood that has the same Rub Tone {# }.It further has all the inside and outside surfaces sanded with Dutch Rush.} It is the third designed with a parabolic shape in back plate to reflect sound to the outside.
..It is the first to use the wood tone scale for wood selection; and a combination of later updates...
..My seven last made violins; all equally acoustically adjusted, to eliminate those influences from the outcomes of this listening test.
..It is hoped that our double blind listening tests will select those instruments with favored acoustics; these will then be examined for wood properties and other possible influences, for future improvements.
..Our acoustical recording room, with test recording equipment.
..The test was the week of July 11th, 2021
..I would especially like to thank Mr. Jay Ungar for his kind permission to allow us to use his "Ashokan Farewell" for these sound recordings, which are used here strictly for educational research purposes; and to help develop violins with better Timbre (sound quality).
..Jay Ungar is the writer and the composition is used by permission; all rights reserved.
{For full information, visit:
jayandmolly.com }
David L.
