Stradivari, Gagliano or Testore – all world-class violins have one thing in common: they're very old. But do these old fiddles really sound that much better than what you can achieve with today's science? We did the blind test!

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Everyone involved was tested covid-negative before shooting.

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Chapters:
0:00 The evolution of instruments
1:10 Intro
1:55 How does an instrument produce sound?
2:28 Overtones and the harmonic series
3:32 Experiment: Do old violins sound better?
10:15 Resolution: Which violin is which?
11:49 Why do violins sound different?
12:53 Only the finest ingredients
13:44 How expectations influence us
14:29 Conclusion: Can modern fiddles compete?

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