# Tai 2017: Chemical distinctions between Stradivari's maple and modern tonewood

> Hwan-Ching Tai, Guo-Chian Li, Shing-Jong Huang et al., 2017. 8 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The chemical-treatment evidence for the maple.

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# Chemical distinctions between Stradivari's maple and modern tonewood

Hwan-Ching Tai, Guo-Chian Li, Shing-Jong Huang et al., 2017. _Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 114, 27–32_.

Solid-state 13C NMR, X-ray diffraction, thermal analysis and ICP-MS on maple from four Stradivari instruments and a Guarneri. About a third of the hemicellulose has decomposed; elemental profiles suggest mineral treatment with Al, Ca, Cu, Na, K and Zn.

**Stradivari "secret"** ArticleCopy of **[Wood and varnish micro-samples from Stradivari and Guarneri instruments](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stradivari-secret/artifacts/ART0CQAH21Y1JK4/wood-and-varnish-micro-samples-from-stradivari-and-guarneri)** doi: **[10.1073/pnas.1611253114](https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1611253114)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

The chemical-treatment evidence for the maple.

## Cited by on this site 8 records

[The chemical differences come from three centuries of ageing and playing, not deliberate treatment.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stradivari-secret/answers/ANS0CQAGT0451X6/the-chemical-differences-come-from-three-centuries-of-ageing)

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[Wood and varnish micro-samples from Stradivari and Guarneri instruments: document](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stradivari-secret/copies/CPY0CQAH29R5S3D/wood-and-varnish-micro-samples-from-stradivari-and-guarneri)

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[Hemicellulose loss and lignin oxidation are partly attributed to age and vibration by the same authors.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stradivari-secret/evidence/EVD0CQAGT7Y5CTD/hemicellulose-loss-and-lignin-oxidation-are-partly)

Evidence

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[Maple from four Stradivari instruments and a Guarneri shows mineral profiles (Al, Ca, Cu, Na, K, Zn) unlike…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stradivari-secret/evidence/EVD0CQAGSGG26NM/maple-from-four-stradivari-instruments-and-a-guarneri-shows)

Evidence

EVD

[Stradivari's violin maple, but not his cello maple, shows unusual thermo-oxidation patterns, which ageing…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stradivari-secret/evidence/EVD0CQAGTFR2GRS/stradivaris-violin-maple-but-not-his-cello-maple-shows)

Evidence

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[Tai and colleagues publish chemical distinctions in Stradivari's maple](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stradivari-secret/events/EVT0CQAGN3W39MC/tai-and-colleagues-publish-chemical-distinctions-in)

EVT

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

The mystery article

MYS

[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)

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## Cite it

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Tai, H. C., Li, G. C., Huang, S. J., Jhu, C. R., Chung, J. H., Wang, B. Y., Hsu, C. S., Brandmair, B., Chung, D. T., Chen, H. M., & Chan, J. C. C. (2017). Chemical distinctions between Stradivari's maple and modern tonewood. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 114, 27–32. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1611253114
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