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1 .This is Scientific American 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin.This'll just take a minute.
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2 .The Stradivarius is arguably the finest violin ever made.
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3 .But could you tell one from a modern instrument?
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4 .Was that a Strad?
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5 .How about that?
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6 .Well, if you can't tell the difference, don't feel bad.
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7 .Neither could a group of accomplished violinists.
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8 .That surprising result appears in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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9 .Old Italian violins have a reputation for being superior in sound to newer models.
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10 .But is their reputation deserved?
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11 .To find out, researchers blindfolded 10 renowned violin soloists and had them play a dozen violins, six new and six old.
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12 .When asked to guess the age of the instruments, the musicians failed to distinguish classic from modern at levels better than chance.
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13 .And the new violins received higher overall marks than the antiques.
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14 .When asked which violin they would choose to take on tour, six out of the 10 went with a modern instrument.
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15 .The others grabbed Strads.
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16 .The results suggest that modern violins perform as well as the classics.
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17 .And that modern violinists are better at performing than at picking violins.
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18 .Thanks for the minute, for Scientific American 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin.
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