Strativarius - The Mystery of its Sound Documentary Quiz

In what century did Strativari create his famous violins?

• 17th

• 18th

• 19th

• 20th

The Italian city that was the home of Strativari and is still a center of fine violin makers is

• Pisa

• Verona

• Florence

• Cremora

About ______ Strativarius violins are still in existence.

• 16

• 60

• 600

• 160

The highest price ever paid at auction for a Strativarius was

• $16 million

• $16 thousand

• $6 million

• $6 thousand

The species of conifer tree whose wood is used to create a Strativarius.

(a)  

The most famous and best preserved Strat in the world is called the

• Messiah

• Aurora

• Belle

• Tarisio

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What is probably the best hypothesis for the unique sound of a Strativarius Violin?

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What was the climate of Europe like in the 1700's?

Carleen Hutchins was able to show that Strativarius violins produced unique

• harmonic series

• backplate particle patterns

• ripples in water

• barking sounds by spiders

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Use your hands to show the shape of a standard violin's 3D sound pattern based on a 42 microphone anechoic chamber recording.

30 sec video

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