Solved: the mystery of why Stradivarius violins are best

Posted by Matt in July 11th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Off-Topic, Contours, Density, Expressiveness, Fingerboard, Mystery, Off-Topic, Sound Quality, Stradivarius Violins, Varnish

This is another fascinating article for my off-topic series.
From the article:
They are said to produce unparalleled sound quality. Until now, however, no one has been able to explain why 300-year-old Stradivarius violins have never been matched in terms of musical expressiveness and projection.
A study has found that the secret may be explained by the consistent [...]

Wallenberg: Scholars run down more clues to a Holocaust mystery

Posted by Matt in April 27th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Uncategorized, Appearance, Budapest, Concentration Camps, Deportation, Gentle Manner, Ghetto, Holocaust, Hungarian Jews, Hungary, Mystery, NAZI, nazis, Neutral Country, People, Raoul Wallenberg, Russian Escort, Russian Security, Security Escort, Soviets

Raoul Wallenberg was a minor official of a neutral country, with an unimposing appearance and gentle manner. Recruited and financed by the U.S., he was sent into Hungary to save Jews. He bullied, bluffed and bribed powerful Nazis to prevent the deportation of 20,000 Hungarian Jews to concentration camps, and averted the massacre of 70,000 [...]

Mystery of Alexander’s Great Conquest Unravelled

Posted by Matt in May 16th, 2007 | no comment

Published in Military, Off-Topic, Alexander, Alexander The Great, Bbc, Bbc 1, Bbc Documentary, Conquerors, Conquest, Greeks, Lebanese Coast, Lebanese Town, Macedonian Conqueror, Military, Military Battle, Mother Nature, Mystery, Off-Topic, Rocky Island, Tongue, Town Of Tyre, Tyre

The island-city of Tyre was considered unconquerable, until Alexander the Great marched up its causeway. Researchers have now revealed that the conquerors actually had a little help — from Mother Nature.
The Lebanese town of Tyre, one of the longest standing settlements in the world, sits atop the remains of an ancient, bloody and peculiar military [...]

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Solved: the mystery of why Stradivarius violins are best

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Mystery of Alexander’s Great Conquest Unravelled

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