Two groups of instruments use strings as the primary source of sound: those in which plucking sets the strings in vibration, and the bowed strings. This program shows how the demand for more powerful sounds was met, and examines the instruments of Stradivari to determine what science can and cannot reveal about their magic. It also examines the ways in which scientific methods complement the skill of craftsmen in making instruments. (60 minutes)

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		What Is Music? Whenever the pressure of air is changed rapidly-by the beating of a drum, rattling a stick in a can, plucking a string stretched across a box-the ear-brain system detects the pressure changes as sound, which travels from source to listener as sound w...(more details)		VHS $89.95 DVD $89.95 DVD + 3-Year Streaming $134.92 3-Year Streaming $89.95
		The Essence of an Instrument This program is devoted to analyzing the essential features required in any instrument if a usable musical sound is to be produced. The first requirement is for a device that will produce regularity of pressure change, whether a vibration or wobble, ...(more details)		VHS $89.95 DVD $89.95 DVD + 3-Year Streaming $134.92 3-Year Streaming $89.95
		Scales, Synthesizers, and Samplers This program covers such problems as the production of varying degrees of loudness on harpsichords and spinets, the mechanical engineering of the modern piano, the origin of scales, and the inability of keyboard instruments to produce scales in all k...(more details)		VHS $89.95 DVD $89.95 DVD + 3-Year Streaming $134.92 3-Year Streaming $89.95
		Technology, Trumpets, and Tunes Despite its title, this program actually covers all the wind instruments, including the pipe organ. It considers the way in which the technology of making instruments has affected the course of musical development, particularly the development of val...(more details)		VHS $89.95 DVD $89.95 DVD + 3-Year Streaming $134.92 3-Year Streaming $89.95
		Bowed Instruments In the 11th century, European musicians tried to make their instruments sound like the human voice. Instead of plucking the strings, they began drawing a piece of wood or bone across them to sustain the tone. By Elizabethan times, the viol was the ar...(more details)		VHS $89.95 DVD $89.95 DVD + 3-Year Streaming $134.93 3-Year Streaming $89.95

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