Click Here to Read: What makes a Stradivarius violin so special? Scientists traced it to one forest in Italy. A new tree-ring study solves the mystery of where the famed instrument-maker Anton Stradivari sourced timber for his violins during his “golden age.” By Richard Kemeny on the National Geographic Website on June 9, 2026.
Gould Stradivarius. Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons. 