Stradivari Varnish Book WINNER - AKIRA OUCHI

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Product No.: SVB1-Giveaway

Stradivari Varnish Book WINNER - AKIRA OUCHI

The contest is now over, as we just received the books, and are shipping them out to all presubscribers. The winner was announced with a YouTube video, and you can see it below.

Book Details
Contents

The book contains Day- and UV-light life size pictures of 20-25 of the best preserved Stradivaris of all periods from famous European collections. Many of these instruments have not been documented in the past decades and under no circumstances by these means.

Scientific Overview

Close-ups for the demonstration of stratigraphic layering system (magnification up to 5x)
Microscopic mapping of typical varnish phenomena and of cross-sections of historical data (magnification up to 1000x)
Analysis of organic an inorganic components determined by optical and chemical methods

Cultural Overview

Historical studies of Cremonese varnish
Investigation of wear patters (ablation profiles) on stringed instruments
English and German text

PLEASE NOTE: Shipping on this will be expensive, as the weight is 5 Kg. (11.02 lbs), COVER AND SIZE IS NOT AS PICTURED.

Authors Update:

Dear Stradivari Varnish subscribers,

Thank you so much for all the support and encouragement that the project has received in the last couple of months. Unfortunately we are delayed since October 2009 publishing the book. Our work is almost complete, we are finishing at the moment the layout work which is quite time-consuming. So in the hope that your patience is not over strained, we are looking forward to proudly present you our long lasting research project in July2010.

Thank you so much for you patience,

Brigitte Brandmair

Details:
Hardcover
350 + pages
24 cm x 33 cm size (may be larger at time of print)
English & German text

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