# Fritz 2014: Soloist evaluations of six Old Italian and six new violins

> Claudia Fritz, Joseph Curtin, Jacques Poitevineau et al., 2014. 4 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The larger replication of the player test.

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# Soloist evaluations of six Old Italian and six new violins

Claudia Fritz, Joseph Curtin, Jacques Poitevineau et al., 2014. _Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 111, 7224–7229_.

Ten soloists blind-tested six Old Italian violins (five by Stradivari) and six new ones in a rehearsal room and a 300-seat hall. Six of ten chose a new violin to take on tour, and soloists could not tell new from old better than chance.

**Stradivari "secret"** Articledoi: **[10.1073/pnas.1323367111](https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1323367111)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

The larger replication of the player test.

## Cited by on this site 4 records

[Each study used few instruments (six to twelve), limiting generalisation to all Stradivaris.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stradivari-secret/evidence/EVD0CQAGRH84QSN/each-study-used-few-instruments-six-to-twelve-limiting)

Evidence

EVD

[Six of ten soloists chose a new violin; soloists could not tell new from old better than chance.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stradivari-secret/evidence/EVD0CQAGQA61B44/six-of-ten-soloists-chose-a-new-violin-soloists-could-not)

Evidence

EVD

[Ten soloists blind-test six Old Italian and six new violins](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stradivari-secret/events/EVT0CQAGMW210KT/ten-soloists-blind-test-six-old-italian-and-six-new-violins)

EVT

[The Stradivari "secret"](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stradivari-secret)

The mystery article

MYS

## Cite it

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Fritz, C., Curtin, J., Poitevineau, J., Borsarello, H., Wollman, I., Tao, F. C., & Ghasarossian, T. (2014). Soloist evaluations of six Old Italian and six new violins. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 111, 7224–7229. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1323367111
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[Read it free at doi.org](https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1323367111)

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**SRC** 0CQAGD222YYZ

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Journal article

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publisher (free to read in PMC, PMC4034184)

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