Violin Strings Made From Spider Silk: Amazing or Uninteresting?
SodaHead Music
2012/03/05 14:00:00
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Scientists have been contemplating the potential of spider silk for years. It's as strong as high-grade alloy steel, as tough as modern polymer fiber, and extremely elastic. Now Shigeyoshi Osaki, a researcher at Japan's Nara Medical University, has developed a way to make violin strings out of the remarkable material by twisting 3,000 to 5,000 strands together in one direction, then twisting three of the resulting bundles together in the opposite direction.
Osaki wrote, "Several professional violinists reported that spider strings ... generated a preferable timbre, being able to create a new music. The violin strings are a novel practical use for spider silk as a kind of high value-added product, and offer a distinctive type of timbre for both violin players and music lovers worldwide." You can listen to a recording of a spider silk violin here.
Osaki wrote, "Several professional violinists reported that spider strings ... generated a preferable timbre, being able to create a new music. The violin strings are a novel practical use for spider silk as a kind of high value-added product, and offer a distinctive type of timbre for both violin players and music lovers worldwide." You can listen to a recording of a spider silk violin here.
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Resp 2012/03/05 16:45:18
Wretha