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Builtbynick
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 1:25 pm    Post subject: Units of measure Reply with quote
Does anyone know what units of measure Straivari used. I don't think he used the metric system.
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L P Reedy
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 5:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I have no first-hand knowledge, but according to Sacconi he used the Cremonese "yard" (48.4 cm) as the basis.
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Builtbynick
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 5:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thank you.
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 9:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I have seen this,

http://www.internationalviolin.com/item_detail.aspx?ItemCode=T9708

but most use millimeters now.
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ctviolin
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 17, 2012 4:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I'm sort of curious... why the interest?
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