[RightWhale]

It will do that. Another factor is the location of the bass bar relative to the sound post.

I wonder how Stradivarius got started. Who would have fed him while he was figuring out his technique; the time involved must have been extensive and he wouldn't have had time to hold down a regular job or even maintain a garden.

[cajungirl]

Stradivarius was a deadbeat I guess.

[mylife]

do you build them?

I always wanted to give it a try

Scientific american wrote a very detailed book about the physics of the violin