Pasqualini, Gioacchino - Correspondence P2840-101
Abstract/Contents
- Description
- Letters involving REF, CMH, Pasqualini, and FAS.
Description
Type of resource | mixed material |
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Date created | 1955 - 1973 |
Language | English |
Digital origin | reformatted digital |
Creators/Contributors
Creator | Pasqualini, Gioacchino, 1902- |
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Bibliographic information
Biographical/Historical note | A concert violinist also trained in mathematics and acoustics (receiving his diploma from the University of Rome in 1938) Pasqualini maintained a lifelong interest in the art and science of violin making as well as the study of ancient instruments. As sponsor and contributor to many national and international conferences in violin acoustics, Pasqualini did much to engender the revival of violin making in Italy, and was a prime influence in the reestablishment of the Cremona Violin Making School. His research in electroacoustics applied to the study of violin acoustics and his extensive correspondence on the subject brought Pasqualini a worldwide reputation. He corresponded with F.A. Saunders and C.M. Hutchins. He was especially interested in standardizing the size of the viola at 16 1/2 inches. In 1962 he presented his extensive collection of stringed instruments to the Saint Cecilia Academy of Rome in memory of his son who died tragically. Pasqualini is best known today in violin acoustics for his joint paper with Italo Barducci, "Misura dell'attrito interno at delle constanti elastiche del legno" Il Nuovo Cimento , 5(5), 16-466 (1948) reproduced in Benchmark Vol. 5 with English translation. |
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Finding aid | |
Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/mf301wh2729 |
Location | M1711 |
Repository | Stanford University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives |
Access conditions
- Use and reproduction
- Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Special Collections Public Services Librarian at speccollref@stanford.edu.
Collection
Musical Acoustics Research Library collection, 1956-2007
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