<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - stradivarius</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/stradivarius</link><description>Newsvine - stradivarius</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Sun, 9 Sep 2012 06:31:25 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 18:16:02 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Treatment with fungi makes a modern violin sound like a Stradiavarius</title>
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A good violin depends not only on the expertise of the violin maker, but also on the quality of the wood that is used. The Swiss wood researcher Professor Francis W. M. R. Schwarze (Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, St. Gallen, Switzerland) &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Farmer]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Richard Farmer]]></source><link>http://richardfarner.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/09/13756241-treatment-with-fungi-makes-a-modern-violin-sound-like-a-stradiavarius</link><guid>http://richardfarner.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/09/13756241-treatment-with-fungi-makes-a-modern-violin-sound-like-a-stradiavarius</guid><category>arts</category><category>stradivarius</category><category>violins</category><pubDate>Sun, 9 Sep 2012 06:31:15 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Stradivarius cello broken in accident in Spain</title>
<description><![CDATA[A Stradivarius cello housed at the Spanish Royal Palace was broken in an accident, an official said Monday. The instrument could be worth more than $20 million.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel Woolls]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Daniel Woolls]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/06/11577818-stradivarius-cello-broken-in-accident-in-spain</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/06/11577818-stradivarius-cello-broken-in-accident-in-spain</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>eu</category><category>spain</category><category>odd-news</category><category>world-news</category><category>broken</category><category>stradivarius</category><category>royal-palace</category><category>spanish-royal-palace</category><pubDate>Mon, 7 May 2012 00:53:44 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Stradivarius Violin Loses Blind Tone Test</title>
<description><![CDATA[If a Stardivarius plays in the forest ... no that's not it.
Just read the article it's very short.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[charles carreon]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[charles carreon]]></source><link>http://charlescarreon.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/09/10077895-stradivarius-violin-loses-blind-tone-test</link><guid>http://charlescarreon.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/09/10077895-stradivarius-violin-loses-blind-tone-test</guid><category>arts</category><category>stradivarius</category><pubDate>Mon, 9 Jan 2012 20:54:33 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Lord Byron family violin fetches $15m</title>
<description><![CDATA[
A rare Stradivarius violin that once belonged to the grand-daughter of English poet Lord Byron sold for a record $15 million at auction in a charity sale for Japanese disaster relief.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Red Wolf]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Red Wolf]]></source><link>http://redwolf.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/21/6904161-lord-byron-family-violin-fetches-15m</link><guid>http://redwolf.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/21/6904161-lord-byron-family-violin-fetches-15m</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>music</category><category>auctions</category><category>stradivarius</category><category>lord-byron</category><category>violins</category><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 04:42:12 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Stradivarius to be sold to raise money for Japan quake</title>
<description><![CDATA[An exceptionally well-preserved Stradivarius violin, the Lady Blunt, which fetched $10m at its last sale in 2008, is to be auctioned for charity.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Red Wolf]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Red Wolf]]></source><link>http://redwolf.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/02/6569002-stradivarius-to-be-sold-to-raise-money-for-japan-quake</link><guid>http://redwolf.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/02/6569002-stradivarius-to-be-sold-to-raise-money-for-japan-quake</guid><category>music</category><category>charity</category><category>world-news</category><category>auctions</category><category>violin</category><category>stradivarius</category><category>jp-news</category><category>japan-news</category><category>lady-blunt</category><pubDate>Mon, 2 May 2011 11:14:55 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Man jailed for Stradivarius violin theft at Euston</title>
<description><![CDATA[A man has been jailed for four-and-a-half years for stealing a £1.2m Stradivarius violin at Euston station.

John Michael Maughan, 30, of no fixed address, and two boys, aged 15 and 16, took the instrument from a Korean-born classical musician, Min-Jin Kym.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Farmer]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Richard Farmer]]></source><link>http://richardfarner.newsvine.com/_news/2011/04/08/6436898-man-jailed-for-stradivarius-violin-theft-at-euston</link><guid>http://richardfarner.newsvine.com/_news/2011/04/08/6436898-man-jailed-for-stradivarius-violin-theft-at-euston</guid><category>arts</category><category>stradivarius</category><pubDate>Sat, 9 Apr 2011 03:01:20 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Thieves tried to sell £1.2 million stolen Stradivarius violin for £100 in café </title>
<description><![CDATA[Thieves who stole a £1.2 million Stradivarius violin tried to sell it for £100 to a man sitting next to them in an internet café, a court heard today.

The man turned it down because his daughter already had a recorder, Blackfriars crown court was told.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[cartooncat]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[cartooncat]]></source><link>http://cartooncat.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/02/6172411-thieves-tried-to-sell-12-million-stolen-stradivarius-violin-for-100-in-caf</link><guid>http://cartooncat.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/02/6172411-thieves-tried-to-sell-12-million-stolen-stradivarius-violin-for-100-in-caf</guid><category>stolen</category><category>odd-news</category><category>sell</category><category>stradivarius</category><category>john-maughan</category><category>min-jin-kym</category><pubDate>Wed, 2 Mar 2011 20:45:18 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Bite to eat costs violinist her £1m Stradivarius</title>
<description><![CDATA[A Stradivarius violin worth more than £1 million has been stolen from a classical musician after she stopped for a bite to eat at Euston station.

Police have not named the victim but it is understood to be the talented Korean-born violinist Min-Jin Kym.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[cartooncat]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[cartooncat]]></source><link>http://cartooncat.newsvine.com/_news/2010/12/06/5597516-bite-to-eat-costs-violinist-her-1m-stradivarius</link><guid>http://cartooncat.newsvine.com/_news/2010/12/06/5597516-bite-to-eat-costs-violinist-her-1m-stradivarius</guid><category>london</category><category>stolen</category><category>odd-news</category><category>violin</category><category>stradivarius</category><pubDate>Mon, 6 Dec 2010 17:30:37 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Fungi-Infected Violins Best Stradivarius</title>
<description><![CDATA[A soggy wooden board carpeted in soft white fungi doesn't look like much, but in the right hands it can become a world class violin. According to a recent sound test before about 180 people, two fungi infested violins bested a multi-million dollar Stradivarius.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ivan Pavlov]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ivan Pavlov]]></source><link>http://ivan.newsvine.com/_news/2009/10/01/3338250-fungi-infected-violins-best-stradivarius</link><guid>http://ivan.newsvine.com/_news/2009/10/01/3338250-fungi-infected-violins-best-stradivarius</guid><category>science</category><category>stradivarius</category><category>acoustics</category><pubDate>Thu, 1 Oct 2009 13:51:07 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Secrets of Stradivarius violins discovered</title>
<description><![CDATA[A U.S. biochemist says he has uncovered the secrets of the unique sound of original Stradivarius and Guarneri violins.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Red Wolf]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Red Wolf]]></source><link>http://redwolf.newsvine.com/_news/2009/01/24/2348612-secrets-of-stradivarius-violins-discovered</link><guid>http://redwolf.newsvine.com/_news/2009/01/24/2348612-secrets-of-stradivarius-violins-discovered</guid><category>music</category><category>science</category><category>biochemistry</category><category>stradivarius</category><category>violins</category><category>guarneri</category><category>joseph-nagyvary</category><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 06:11:16 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Rare cello fails to sell at auction</title>
<description><![CDATA[A rare cello made nearly 300 years ago by Italian master Antonio Stradivari has failed to sell in an online auction.

The Tarisio auctioneers website showed only one bid of $US1.34 million ($2 million) had been placed, which failed to meet the reserve price.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Red Wolf]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Red Wolf]]></source><link>http://redwolf.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/03/2066378-rare-cello-fails-to-sell-at-auction</link><guid>http://redwolf.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/03/2066378-rare-cello-fails-to-sell-at-auction</guid><category>history</category><category>italy</category><category>united-kingdom</category><category>uk-news</category><category>it-news</category><category>cello</category><category>stradivarius</category><category>antonio-stradivari</category><category>aucions</category><category>tarisio</category><pubDate>Mon, 3 Nov 2008 08:53:14 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Wood density key to Stradivarius violin sound</title>
<description><![CDATA[The unique sounds of a Stradivarius violin may come down to the density of the wood it is made from.

Scientists say the patterns of the grain are markedly different from modern instruments.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[biscuit]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[biscuit]]></source><link>http://biscuit.newsvine.com/_news/2008/07/05/1640448-wood-density-key-to-stradivarius-violin-sound</link><guid>http://biscuit.newsvine.com/_news/2008/07/05/1640448-wood-density-key-to-stradivarius-violin-sound</guid><category>italy</category><category>music</category><category>arts</category><category>wood</category><category>violin</category><category>instruments</category><category>stradivarius</category><category>antonio-stradivari</category><pubDate>Sat, 5 Jul 2008 09:11:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Wood density holds key to Stradivarius sweet sound</title>
<description><![CDATA[Researchers using a medical scanner have worked out why a Stradivarius violin sounds so good -- it is because of the remarkably even density of the wood.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Red Wolf]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Red Wolf]]></source><link>http://redwolf.newsvine.com/_news/2008/07/03/1636888-wood-density-holds-key-to-stradivarius-sweet-sound</link><guid>http://redwolf.newsvine.com/_news/2008/07/03/1636888-wood-density-holds-key-to-stradivarius-sweet-sound</guid><category>music</category><category>science</category><category>united-kingdom</category><category>uk-news</category><category>stradivarius</category><pubDate>Thu, 3 Jul 2008 22:51:34 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Rot offers fresh sound for violin makers: Is this the secret of Stradivarius?</title>
<description><![CDATA[A dose of rot can make for a better-sounding violin, say Swiss researchers who have used fungal infections to change the acoustic properties of wood.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Marilyn L]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Marilyn L]]></source><link>http://marilynl.newsvine.com/_news/2008/06/17/1582514-rot-offers-fresh-sound-for-violin-makers-is-this-the-secret-of-stradivarius</link><guid>http://marilynl.newsvine.com/_news/2008/06/17/1582514-rot-offers-fresh-sound-for-violin-makers-is-this-the-secret-of-stradivarius</guid><category>technology</category><category>music</category><category>fungus</category><category>stradivarius</category><category>musical-instruments</category><category>rot</category><category>violins</category><category>acoustic-properties</category><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 05:15:19 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Cabdriver Thanked for Returning a Stradivarius</title>
<description><![CDATA[The violinist stood on a makeshift stage between two lampposts crowned with a patina of bird droppings, under a weathered vinyl canopy hastily erected outside Newark Liberty International Airport in the taxicab holding area.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[theLimeyBrit]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[theLimeyBrit]]></source><link>http://thelimeybrit.newsvine.com/_news/2008/05/13/1486298-cabdriver-thanked-for-returning-a-stradivarius</link><guid>http://thelimeybrit.newsvine.com/_news/2008/05/13/1486298-cabdriver-thanked-for-returning-a-stradivarius</guid><category>music</category><category>newark</category><category>taxi</category><category>cab</category><category>new-york-city</category><category>us-news</category><category>classical</category><category>violin</category><category>lost-and-found</category><category>stradivarius</category><category>philippe-quint</category><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 20:17:55 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Violinist thanks cabbie with free concert</title>
<description><![CDATA[A Grammy-nominated violinist who left his $US4 million ($4.2 million), 285-year-old Stradivarius violin in a taxi is giving a free concert at an airport taxi stand for the driver who returned it.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Red Wolf]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Red Wolf]]></source><link>http://redwolf.newsvine.com/_news/2008/05/06/1472887-violinist-thanks-cabbie-with-free-concert</link><guid>http://redwolf.newsvine.com/_news/2008/05/06/1472887-violinist-thanks-cabbie-with-free-concert</guid><category>odd-news</category><category>united-states</category><category>violin</category><category>stradivarius</category><category>philippe-quint</category><category>ex-keisewetter</category><category>mohammed-khalil</category><pubDate>Tue, 6 May 2008 22:56:58 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Virtuoso's trip destroys priceless Stradivarius</title>
<description><![CDATA[As a former child prodigy blessed with chiselled good looks, they called him the David Beckham of the classical violin. Now he is more likely to be known as the lad with the broken Strad.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Killfile]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Killfile]]></source><link>http://killfile.newsvine.com/_news/2008/02/15/1303232-virtuosos-trip-destroys-priceless-stradivarius</link><guid>http://killfile.newsvine.com/_news/2008/02/15/1303232-virtuosos-trip-destroys-priceless-stradivarius</guid><category>music</category><category>world-news</category><category>violin</category><category>stradivarius</category><category>david-garrett</category><pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2008 12:48:58 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Violins: Searching for the secret to good vibrations</title>
<description><![CDATA[The beguiling question has eluded some of the best minds in the world for centuries.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Diane Wakat, PhD]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Dr. Diane Wakat, PhD]]></source><link>http://drdianewakat.newsvine.com/_news/2007/12/23/1182469-violins-searching-for-the-secret-to-good-vibrations</link><guid>http://drdianewakat.newsvine.com/_news/2007/12/23/1182469-violins-searching-for-the-secret-to-good-vibrations</guid><category>stradivarius</category><category>acoustics</category><category>musical-instruments</category><category>violins</category><category>violin-maker</category><pubDate>Sun, 23 Dec 2007 14:25:27 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Pearls Before Breakfast: A Master Violinist Disguised As A Street Performer</title>
<description><![CDATA[Leonard Slatkin, music director of the National Symphony Orchestra, was asked the same question. What did he think would occur, hypothetically, if one of the world's great violinists had performed incognito before a traveling rush-hour audience of 1,000-odd people?]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Belarius]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Belarius]]></source><link>http://belarius.newsvine.com/_news/2007/04/07/653315-pearls-before-breakfast-a-master-violinist-disguised-as-a-street-performer</link><guid>http://belarius.newsvine.com/_news/2007/04/07/653315-pearls-before-breakfast-a-master-violinist-disguised-as-a-street-performer</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>art</category><category>music</category><category>violin</category><category>stradivarius</category><category>the-arts</category><category>stradivari</category><category>street-performer</category><category>joshua-bell</category><pubDate>Sun, 8 Apr 2007 03:55:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Scientist says he's found key to Stradivari's sound</title>
<description><![CDATA[Stradivari treated his violins with chemicals to protect them from wood-eating worms common in northern Italy. Unknowingly, the master craftsman gave his violins a chemical noise filter that provided a unique, pleasing sound.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Cash]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Cash]]></source><link>http://scientificblog.newsvine.com/_news/2006/12/29/499011-scientist-says-hes-found-key-to-stradivaris-sound</link><guid>http://scientificblog.newsvine.com/_news/2006/12/29/499011-scientist-says-hes-found-key-to-stradivaris-sound</guid><category>technology</category><category>stradivarius</category><category>violins</category><category>stringed-instruments</category><category>overtones</category><pubDate>Fri, 29 Dec 2006 06:34:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>The price of fame: $3.5 million</title>
<description><![CDATA[When American violinist Robert McDuffie, now in his mid-40s, broke through into the top rank of international stars a decade ago, he decided he should upgrade to the best instrument he could get his hands on.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[SarahSponda]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[SarahSponda]]></source><link>http://sarahsponda.newsvine.com/_news/2006/06/11/251169-the-price-of-fame-35-million</link><guid>http://sarahsponda.newsvine.com/_news/2006/06/11/251169-the-price-of-fame-35-million</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>music</category><category>investment</category><category>bernstein</category><category>violin</category><category>glass</category><category>stradivarius</category><category>concerto</category><category>mcduffie</category><pubDate>Sun, 11 Jun 2006 05:51:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>