| Balance is the key in aim to reproduce The Strad Sound. Average measures from "Stradivari's golden period" are from published articles. The selection of data is small and varies some depending on which articles you look at. This is my modal goal and plate weights, when measuring at ~6 % EMC in the wood. In Scandinavian countries B1 modes varies +/- 20 Hz between winter/summer. |
Target Plates in assembled varnished violinTop weight 65 g M5 350 Hz Back weight 95 g M5 350 Hz Strad average (usually calculated from CT scan) Top weight ~62-64 g Back weight ~90-95 g |      | Target Assembled violin - Key modes under 600 Hz, with chin rest [without]A0 270 Hz A1 456 Hz C2 395 Hz [405] B1- 445 Hz [455] B1+ 536 Hz [540] Strad average (by impact hammer and impulse at the bridge ) A0 272 Hz A1 460 Hz C2 412 Hz B1- 445 Hz B1+ 536 Hz |