# Tai 2018: Acoustic evolution of old Italian violins from Amati to Stradivari

> Hwan-Ching Tai, Yen-Ping Shen, Jer-Horng Lin et al., 2018. 2 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The one recent study claiming a measurable acoustic…

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# Acoustic evolution of old Italian violins from Amati to Stradivari

Hwan-Ching Tai, Yen-Ping Shen, Jer-Horng Lin et al., 2018. _Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 115, 5926–5931_.

Speech-analysis (formant) measurements of the sound of Amati and Stradivari violins; Stradivari's violins show higher formants, resembling tenor or alto voices rather than bass or baritone.

**Stradivari "secret"** Articledoi: **[10.1073/pnas.1800666115](https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1800666115)** Checked against the original0

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The one recent study claiming a measurable acoustic signature.

## Cited by on this site 2 records

[Stradivari violins show higher formant frequencies than Amati violins, a measurable tonal signature.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stradivari-secret/evidence/EVD0CQAGQST6QFG/stradivari-violins-show-higher-formant-frequencies-than)

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

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## Cite it

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Tai, H. C., Shen, Y. P., Lin, J. H., & Chung, D. T. (2018). Acoustic evolution of old Italian violins from Amati to Stradivari. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 115, 5926–5931. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1800666115
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