Musical Offerings ⦁ 2024 ⦁ Volume 15 ⦁ Number 1 29 Figure 2. Mode 1 of frequencies for violin plate tuning.18 If the frequencies found through tap tones are not sufficient, the wood must be carved to the appropriate thickness. Not only do instruments hold a specific pitch and have unique front and back plates, but they also have differing neck angles, bass bars, and sound posts. Figure 3, a drawing by Sol Babitz comparing a Renaissance, Baroque, transition, and Stradivari violin displays these differences. 18 Johnson, 155.
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