Professor snuggles with historic violin to prevent damage during North Texas power outages
Professor snuggles with historic violin to prevent damage during North Texas power outages
An SMU professor said he s been snuggling with a priceless violin from the 1600s to prevent it from being damaged by power outages from extreme winter weather conditions.
DALLAS - North Texans are trying to protect things important to them during this record cold. For one SMU professor, that includes a priceless violin. I’ve been using this beautiful violin for 10 years and it’s one I searched for my whole life, said SMU professor Aaron Boyd.
ALISA WEILERSTEIN
With most strings, I find you can achieve either projection or a wide range of colours and subtleties, but not both. With medium Superior Jargar A and D strings and Thomastik Spirocore G and C, however, I can cover the widest expressive range and get my sound out to the back of the hall with no problems. The strings aren’t just loud, they have a complex variety of shades. One of the things I love the most about my instrument, a 1723 Montagnana, is that it’s a total chameleon capable of producing a broad spectrum of sounds. It’s great to have strings that reflect that.