In Reply to: RE: Old but modified to sound and play loud like current violins Vs Current violins posted by SgreenP@MSN.com on October 16, 2017 at 17:14:17:
Some of the old violins have been maintained, But most have been modified.
The latter ones sound different and many don't sound very good at all, thanks to the modifications, to which they were not suited.
Stainers are the best example of the ruined type.
These were made on the other side of the Alps and were sensibly treasured. E.g. by JS Bach and his family, and by the Mozarts.
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Tim Bailey
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- there is a difference, is there not, between maintenance and modification? - Timbo in Oz 10/16/1717:54:27 10/16/17 (0)