Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/science/stradaviri-violin-forest-tree-rings.html From the post: >>Everyone wants a piece of some of the world’s famous violins. Switzerland, France, Slovenia and other European countries have all claimed that the wood used in the celebrated stringed instruments of Antonio Stradivari came from their forests. But now, a study of the tree rings in Stradivarius violins, published in January in the journal Dendrochronologia, has revealed the most likely origin of some of the craftsman’s violins: wood from trees growing at high elevation in northern Italy in the same valley that hosted part of the 2026 Winter Olympic Games. Antonio Stradivari produced over 800 instruments in the 17th and 18th centuries, most of them violins but also cellos, guitars and a harp. A Stradivarius instrument is treasured for many reasons, but most notably its superior sound quality.