Antonio Stradivari 'Benvenuti' violin 1727

A short video showing a visualisation of the inside of the 'Benvenuti', made by Antonio Stradivari in Cremona, Italy, in 1727.
Andrea Zanrè tells the story of the ‘Benvenuti’ violin, while Rudolf Hopfner uses detailed micro-CT scans to reveal its secrets in The Strad's December 2016 issue: www.thestrad.co...
A new poster of the instrument, including measurements, will be availbale in The Strad Shop from mid-December 2016: shop.nqsm.com/...
Credit: Vienna micro-CT Lab

[@juanroquealsina8630]

Absolutely amazing !!!

[@meers2889]

dionamo magician

[@jfalk35]

My observations....corner blocks look small. He has strips of thin molding at the top and bottom interior edges, and a rather large (repair?) pad on the bottom.

[@johnsee7269]

Absolutely amazing II!

[@rodparker4514]

Terrific .

[@puozzoviolinmaker]

Really amazing ! Veramente affascinate !

[@tadrenfro]

This is how I view the world... for 8 hours a day, I'm in a 3D point cloud. Thanks for uploading :)

[@LOVELYCELLO]

beautiful work!

[@danieltessier8036]

Notice how thick the bass bar is particularly at the ends. And is this a solid piece of wood ,or several pieces glued together? Maybe that was his secret to that big full tone !

[@ozgundemirr]

its such a low chance that its original bass bar made by stradivari himself, bass bars generally has a lifespan about 30 years at most for a regularly played instrument, and they are replaced a few times in the lif of an instrument. Its clearly seen this instrument has been restored a few times already.

[@richardwebb2348]

@@ozgundemirr While it is correct that no Stradivarius violins has retained its original 17th/18th century bass bar - as all the instruments have been modernised, do you have any documentation to support your 'belief' concerning the replacement of the bass bar in a violin every 30 years, or is it just your theory? The earliest surviving violin dates from c.1540. According to your 'belief' in should now have its 16th bass bar!!!!!!

[@ozgundemirr]

Richard Webb Richard bassbars having a limited lifetime doesnt mean all are replaced in every 30 years thats just an aprox guess, it can be a shorter and longer time, depending on the woods density for both bar and the top, the strings used, how often the instrument is played and how well its cared for. Typcally if the top appers to be sunk down then its time to open it, and replace the bass bar. But after some time it will have to be replaced too as there is constant pressure on it which is about 8,5 kilos, and the wood works and bents in time, especially softer woods like spruce no matter how springy it is

[@langhamp8912]

@@ozgundemirr Lots of bassbars are carved out of the back instead of glued. This contemporary luthier mentioned he didn't put a bassbar in one of his violins on purpose to see what would happen, but irritatingly just said the violin sounded wrong. I've played a few carbon fiber violins that were extremely thin in some places. Basically CF functions as an absurdly dense and stiff wood, and such violins are loud (in my opinion excessively and unpleasantly loud). CF violins also don't have corners since they don't need structural reinforcement in that area; they're not going to collapse from the string tension. Personally, I find any modern violin from almost any present manufacturer above the $500-$750 range to be very good indeed, so long as it was made recently. One wonders if all violins are made in just one factory in China and one factory in Rumania...

[@patriciajrs46]

Exactly! I noticed the same thing. His base bar does not have tapered ends. It also appears as if the linings on the insides of the ribs do not go all the way around the ribs, but reenforce only the area of the C bouts. Perhaps the small blocks bounce the sound better and cause the wave of sound back out into the body, rather than flattening the sound on a large block's face. Just wondering.

[@karzankarem3198]

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[@MrLuridan]

Are those cleats on the back and belly joints repairs? or pre-emptive maintenance?

[@fairguinevere666]

Not really any way you could preempt a crack. They just happen in one slightly weaker part of the wood and they show up real quick. Almost certainly all repairs.

[@modestoluisestelasanchez1892]

Secretos

[@gotherecom]

Even the finest instruments need repairs over 300 years. Preserved, not restored.

[@iiiamkaylenn320]

My violin is shoook

[@constantinpobirci829]

Am1 din1737

[@paridox4ever]

this confirm the theory of the cremonese bending the wood.

[@dyliu6126]

just give you a hint of its structure

[@rodparker4514]

Sides are bent , everything else is carved by hand .

[@modestoluisestelasanchez1892]

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