Journal Articles

Public Library of Science - Wood Densitometry
in 17th and 18th Century Dutch, German, Austrian
and French Violins, Compared to Classical
Cremonese and Modern Violins
Terry's latest study finds no significant differences in median densities between
modern and classical violins, or between classical violins from different origins.

The Strad Magazine - CT and Modal Analysis of the
Vieuxtemps Guarneri del Gesu
This article discusses measurements of the vibration modes and geometry of the
1741 ‘Vieuxtemps’ Guarneri 'del Gesù’ violin made using computed tomography (CT)
and modal analysis technology. During our research we also studied
the ‘Jarnowich’ Guarneri ‘del Gesù’ of 1741 and the 1707 'Cathedrale" Stradivari

Review of the Uses of Computed Tomography for Analyzing
Instruments of the Violin Family with a Focus on the Future
VSA Papers - Borman & Stoel
X-ray computed tomography (CT) has proven to be a valuable tool
in studying antique, as well as new, instruments of the violin family.
This article reviews the history and workings of CT and then focuses
on the future and the relatively new method of quantitative
analysis of CT images. Potential new uses of the obtained data are presented.

Public Library of Science
A Comparison of Wood Density between
Classic Cremonese and Modern Violins
by Berend C. Stoel and Terry M. Borman

Science versus the Stradivarius
BBC Radio 4 Broadcast, October 2009
Interview with Terry Borman, Colin Gough, Tasmin Little, Brian Moore,
Joseph Nagyvary, George Stoppani

Reuters
Wood Density Holds Key to Stradivarius Sweet Sound

The Strad Magazine

Cross section of 1735 Guarneri del Gesu

Path Through the Woods
The Use of Medical Imaging in Examining Historical Instruments
by Jeffrey S. Loen, Terry M. Borman and Thomas Alvin King

VSA Papers
High Resolution Photography for Instrument Makers
by Terry M. Borman and Scott Rawley

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

The Violin Bridge as Filter
George Bissinger, East Carolina University
I would like to acknowledge the essential contribution to the Oberlin 2004-2005 bridge trim experiment of the violinmaker team of Terry Borman, ... link.aip.org/link/?JASMAN/120/482/1 - Similar pages