Sound Analysis and Optimization
Utilization of infrared imaging to develop novel solutions to sound optimization
Thickness graduation maps of the "Messiah" violin show similar characteristics to those of the Betts (1704), Cremonese (1715), Tuscan-Medici (1716), and other Golden Age Stradivarius violins. Top plates are generally thin (2-3 mm), with the thickest areas (3-4 mm) occurring between the c-bouts and the f-holes. Back plates have a central concentric zone of greatest thickness (4-5 mm), in which the center of thickness lies distinctly left of the centerline in the Cremonese, Tuscan-Medici, and Kashininov violins. The thickness pattern on the back of the Messiah violin is almost identical to that of the Cremonese violin, including asymmetrical center of thickness points located more than 30 mm left of center. These characteristics do not prove the Messiah's authenticity, although such a hypothesis seems permissive because of the similarity of these commonly hidden, highly personal traits.
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Subtle, confident feel. Perfect balance and strength.
- Professional level arching for exceptional action and rebound. High carbon composite hollow stick delivering superior resonance and balance.
- Unaffected by humidity and temperature fluctuation - excellent for traveling musicians.
- Ebony frog delivers efficient vibration transfer from hair.
Bow is haired with biocomposite regenerated horsehair, Zarelon FH:
- Hair is impossible to break or stretch when playing. Never rehair again.
- Identical to traditional horsehair in appearance and touch. Continue using your favorite rosin.
- Dramatically increased rosin uptake and hair grip; players find tone more consistent, more reliable and stable.
- Never fear aggressive, intense passages; focus on the music - not on breaking bow hairs.
- Zarelon ® FH is a reinforced keratin biocomposite derived from horsehair; the enhanced mechanical properties of fortified horsehair result in zero stretching or breaking while playing and a characteristic firmness and clarity of tone.
- FH Is never bleached or dyed; traditional horsehair, however, is always washed with poisonous chemicals and bleached to remove urine, feces and other contaminants, making it brittle and weak.
- FH is unaffected by moisture, humidity, and temperature; the hair does not expand in the summer or contract in the winter. FH does not oxidize or attract finger oil.
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Zarelon FH ® Carbon Fiber Bow with Unbreakable Horsehair
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5767 Mayfield Road
5767 Mayfield Road
Mayfield Heights OH 44124
United States
