New Insights on the Stradivari “Coristo” Mandolin: A Combined Non-Invasive Spectroscopic Approach by Francesca Volpi, Giacomo Fiocco, Tommaso Rovetta, Claudia Invernizzi, Michela Albano, Maurizio Licchelli, Marco Malagodi

“…In this work, one of the two existing mandolins made by Antonio Stradivari has been investigated for the first time, as a rare exemplar of the lesser-known class of plucked string instruments. …”
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Stradivari’s Varnish Revisited: Feature Improvements Using Chemical Modification by Maduka L. Weththimuni, Giacomo Fiocco, Chiara Milanese, Alberto Spinella, Maria Luisa Saladino, Marco Malagodi, Maurizio Licchelli

“…The most widespread varnish formulations used by master violin-makers of the “Italian Golden Age”, including Antonio Stradivari, were based on mixtures of siccative oils (e.g., linseed oil) and natural resins (e.g., colophony). …”
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