# The mineral treatment and aged wood change plate stiffness and damping enough to be heard.

> Still possible: The mineral treatment and aged wood change plate stiffness and damping enough to be heard.

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# The mineral treatment and aged wood change plate stiffness and damping enough to be heard.

The mineral treatment and aged wood change plate stiffness and damping enough to be heard.

**Still possible** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Still possible** Its tests haven't settled it: one piece of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Treated replica plates differ measurably in stiffness and damping; blind listeners detect the difference.

## What would rule it out

- Matched treated and untreated instruments indistinguishable in measurement and blind listening.

## Evidence 1 for · none against

[Altered cellulose nanostructure in heavily treated Stradivari samples.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stradivari-secret/evidence/EVD0CQAGWP22XRC/altered-cellulose-nanostructure-in-heavily-treated)

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## The questions it answers

[If the materials differ, do the differences change the sound?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stradivari-secret/questions/QST0CQAGPAY7VZ1/if-the-materials-differ-do-the-differences-change-the-sound)

Part of [Is there anything physically distinct about the wood and finish of Stradivari's instruments?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stradivari-secret/questions/QST0CQAGP34147N/is-there-anything-physically-distinct-about-the-wood-and)

Most likelyThe material differences exist but have no reliable audible effect

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The mineral treatment and aged wood change plate stiffness and damping enough to be heard. [Answer ANS0CQAGWE850PX]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CQAGWE850PX
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