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SOME time ago1 we found that there seems to be a characteristic difference in the structure of the wood used for the building of string instruments: X-ray investigations have shown that the top always exhibits a very marked fibre structure, whereas the back in instruments of good tone quality is nearly homogeneous.
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NATURE, 134, 23 (1934).
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LARK-HOROVITZ, K. A Simple Method for Testing Homogeneity of Wood. Nature 137, 663 (1936). https://doi.org/10.1038/137663a0
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