# Stoel 2012: Wood Densitometry in 17th and 18th Century Dutch, German, Austrian and French Violins, Compared to Classical Cremonese and Modern Violins

> Berend C. Stoel, Terry M. Borman, Ronald de Jongh, 2012. 2 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Cited against the idea that Cremonese makers had…

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# Wood Densitometry in 17th and 18th Century Dutch, German, Austrian and French Violins, Compared to Classical Cremonese and Modern Violins

Berend C. Stoel, Terry M. Borman, Ronald de Jongh, 2012. _PLoS ONE 7, e46629_.

Extends the CT study to 17 non-Cremonese classical violins (30 instruments in all) and finds no significant differences in median density between modern, classical or Cremonese violins.

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Cited against the idea that Cremonese makers had uniquely dense wood.

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[No significant difference in median density between Cremonese, other classical and modern violins.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stradivari-secret/evidence/EVD0CQAGV763K4W/no-significant-difference-in-median-density-between)

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Stoel, B. C., Borman, T. M., & de Jongh, R. (2012). Wood Densitometry in 17th and 18th Century Dutch, German, Austrian and French Violins, Compared to Classical Cremonese and Modern Violins. PLoS ONE 7, e46629. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0046629
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