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Using Science to Learn What Makes a Violin Sing

Four rare violins undergo a CT scan at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago
Four rare violins undergo a CT scan at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago (Northwestern Memorial Hospital)
CT Scans of 3 Classic Violins: the Plowden, Willemotte, and Titian (front detail)
CT Scans of 3 Classic Violins: the Plowden, Willemotte, and Titian (front detail) (Strad3D)
CT Scans of 3 Classic Violins: the Plowden, Willemotte, and Titian (back view)
CT Scans of 3 Classic Violins: the Plowden, Willemotte, and Titian (back view) (Strad3D)
CT Scans of 3 Classic Violins: the Plowden, Willemotte, and Titian (side view)
CT Scans of 3 Classic Violins: the Plowden, Willemotte, and Titian (side view)
Inside the Brooklyn workshop of violinmaker Samuel Zygumtowicz
Inside the Brooklyn workshop of violinmaker Samuel Zygumtowicz (Brian Wise)
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