Geometric Design of the Stradivari Model G Violin, Part One: Mold and Template

2008
AL#93 p.46               read this article
Robert J. Spear                                                                                           

▪ The author’s goal is to demonstrate that the Cremonese fiddle makers used geometry based on the Golden Mean to design their instruments. This installment concerns the body outline. With 2 photos and 9 graphs/drawings.

This article has been nominated as one of the Guild’s best articles published before 2010.