Editing Stradivarius (section)

== Sound preservation ==
The [[Museo del Violino]] in [[Cremona]], Italy embarked on a project to preserve the sound of Stradivarius instruments. In January 2019, four musicians recorded scales and arpeggios using two violins, a viola, and a cello, including a famous 1727 violin named "Vesuvio." These recordings, known as the "Stradivarius Sound Bank," preserve the sounds. The project involved closing off streets and minimizing noise to ensure a quiet environment during the recordings.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Paradiso |first1=Max |title=To Save the Sound of a Stradivarius, a Whole City Must Keep Quiet |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/17/arts/music/stradivarius-sound-bank-recording-cremona.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=2019-01-17}}</ref> The musicians recorded over one million sound files across different techniques to capture the instruments' tonal characteristics. These recordings are stored as part of a permanent collection at the Museo del Violino.<ref>{{cite web |title=Inside the extraordinary experiment to save the Stradivarius sound |url=https://www.popsci.com/story/stradivarius-sound-bank-preservation/ |website=Popular Science |date=April 2022 |access-date=September 9, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=To save the true sound of a Stradivarius, an entire Italian city is keeping quiet |url=https://www.classicfm.com/music-news/stradivarius-sound-bank/ |website=Classic FM |date=April 2022 |access-date=September 9, 2024}}</ref> Fausto Cacciatori, curator of the museum, emphasized that while the sounds of these instruments change over time due to natural aging, the project will allow future generations to experience the original sound of these Stradivarius instruments.<ref>{{cite web |title=Saving The Stradivarius Sound |url=https://www.readersdigest.in/features/story-saving-the-stradivarius-sound-2022-123461 |website=Reader's Digest |date=April 2022 |access-date=September 9, 2024}}</ref>