# Su 2021: Materials Engineering of Violin Soundboards by Stradivari and Guarneri

> Cheng-Kuan Su, Szu-Yu Chen, Jen-Hsuan Chung et al., 2021. 10 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The chemical-treatment evidence for the spruce tops.

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# Materials Engineering of Violin Soundboards by Stradivari and Guarneri

Cheng-Kuan Su, Szu-Yu Chen, Jen-Hsuan Chung et al., 2021. _Angewandte Chemie International Edition 60, 19144–19154_.

Spectroscopic, microscopic and chemical study of Cremonese spruce soundboards. Finds ordinary spruce with unnatural elemental compositions and oxidation, consistent with borax, metal sulphates, salt, alum and potash or quicklime treatments, and altered cellulose in heavily treated Stradivari samples.

**Stradivari "secret"** Articledoi: **[10.1002/anie.202105252](https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202105252)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

The chemical-treatment evidence for the spruce tops.

## Cited by on this site 10 records

[Stradivari and Guarneri treated their wood with mineral solutions (borax, sulphates, salt, alum, alkali),…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stradivari-secret/answers/ANS0CQAGS0W59AR/stradivari-and-guarneri-treated-their-wood-with-mineral)

Answer

ANS

[The mineral treatment and aged wood change plate stiffness and damping enough to be heard.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stradivari-secret/answers/ANS0CQAGWE850PX/the-mineral-treatment-and-aged-wood-change-plate-stiffness)

Answer

ANS

[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)

ART

[Elemental and spectroscopic data on Cremonese wood](https://mysteriesdept.com/datasets/DAT0CQAGZVM0XD7/elemental-and-spectroscopic-data-on-cremonese-wood)

Dataset

DAT

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

Evidence

EVD

[Spruce soundboards show unnatural elemental compositions and oxidation patterns.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stradivari-secret/evidence/EVD0CQAGS8P0FF0/spruce-soundboards-show-unnatural-elemental-compositions-and)

Evidence

EVD

[Su and colleagues publish the materials engineering of Cremonese soundboards](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stradivari-secret/events/EVT0CQAGNKG2M9P/su-and-colleagues-publish-the-materials-engineering-of)

EVT

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

The mystery article

MYS

[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)

Question

QST

[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)

Question

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## Cite it

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Su, C. K., Chen, S. Y., Chung, J. H., Li, G. C., Brandmair, B., Huthwelker, T., Fulton, J. L., Borca, C. N., Huang, S. J., Nagyvary, J., Tseng, H. H., & Chang, C. H. (2021). Materials Engineering of Violin Soundboards by Stradivari and Guarneri. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 60, 19144–19154. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202105252
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