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  • Wood Science and Dendrochronology
  • Musical Instrument Acoustics
  • Materials Science

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  • Stradivari instruments, particularly rare stringed instruments like harps, are of significant historical and scientific interest.
  • Understanding the material properties of historical instruments is crucial for conservation and for replicating their unique acoustic qualities.
  • Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology) offers a method to study the growth history and provenance of wood used in instrument construction.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To apply dendrochronological techniques to analyze the wood of a Stradivari harp soundboard.
  • To investigate the feasibility of non-invasive tree ring width measurements on complex instrument structures.
  • To establish a baseline for wood quality assessment in historical stringed instruments.

Main Methods:

  • Collected three tree ring sequences from the soundboard of a Stradivari harp: right (RX), central (CX), and left (LX).
  • Employed the Video Time Table (VTT) for non-invasive, in situ measurement of tree ring widths.
  • Utilized high-resolution photography and specialized software (CooRecorder, PAST4/5) for data acquisition, processing, and analysis, overcoming challenges posed by the harp's strings and neck.

Main Results:

  • Successfully obtained tree ring measurements from distinct sections of the Stradivari harp soundboard.
  • Demonstrated the efficacy of the VTT and high-resolution imaging for detailed, non-destructive dendrochronological analysis.
  • Overcame technical challenges related to sampling in confined and complex instrument geometries.

Conclusions:

  • Dendrochronological analysis is a viable method for assessing the wood of historical musical instruments like the Stradivari harp.
  • The non-invasive techniques employed provide valuable data for understanding wood provenance and quality.
  • This study validates advanced imaging and analysis tools for the study of delicate historical artifacts.