How long does it take to read The Secrets of Stradivari, with the Catalogue of the Stradivarian Relics Contained in the Civic Museum "Ala Ponzone" of Cremona?
Simone F. Sacconi
The Secrets of Stradivari, with the Catalogue of the Stradivarian Relics Contained in the Civic Museum "Ala Ponzone" of Cremona by Simone F. Sacconi takes about 5 hours 12 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 12 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1979. 284 pages, about 78,100 words.
11 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 8 hours 41 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 12 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 15 minutes |
The page count is the median across 1 edition, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
An investigation into violin making, by Sacconi, who personally inspected and studied hundreds of Stradavari's instruments.
Subjects: luthier, violin making
