Saving the sound of the Stradivarius


An interesting project is taking place in Cremona Italy. A link to a brief piece in the New York Times describes the effort to chronicle the sound of various Stradivarius instruments before they have lost their mojo.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/17/arts/music/stradivarius-sound-bank-recording-cremona.html?action=...

ghasley

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@wolf_garcia 
If you read the article, even the conservators believe the instruments will be too delicate to play, despite being cared for. 
Bob
It's just wood, joinery and glue.
With time, even wood will degrade.  And, when factoring the stress of playing it, I have no doubt it will eventually not withstand the forces of time.
What I would do is create replicas based on highly defined computer imaging. A great woodworker should be able to replicate it.
If fortepiano's can be reconstructed, why not these?
B