How long does it take to read The Acoustical Systems of Violins of Stradivarius and Other Cremona Makers?
Isaak Vigdorchik
The Acoustical Systems of Violins of Stradivarius and Other Cremona Makers by Isaak Vigdorchik takes about 3 hours 6 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 6 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1982. 169 pages, about 46,475 words.
7 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 10 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 6 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 56 minutes |
The page count is the median across 1 edition, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
This book presents the results from Vigdorchik's study of violins by Cremona violin makers. He supposes a pattern to the tuning of the back and front plates of the violin which is described. Some hints to producing this pattern in violin making is provided.
Subjects: Construction, Violin, Stradivarius violin, Acoustics
