Science and the Violin

Violin expert, Ben Hebbert, talks about the instrument which has withstood five centuries of increasingly sophisticated use, without undergoing any significant changes to its design. He explores the advantages and drawbacks of the design and discusses how a scientifically optimal form came to exist in the absence of modern engineering and asks if the violin needs to change in the centuries to come. With Q and A session.

Source: http://www.culture24.org.uk//se000388?id=EVENT469224