growth spiral

violin scroll against maple

'towards resonance'

A scroll is the decoratively carved end of the neck of certain stringed instruments, mainly members of the violin family. The scroll is typically carved in the shape of a volute (a rolled-up spiral) according to a canonical pattern, although some violins are adorned with carved heads, human and animal.

The quality of a scroll is one of the things used to judge the luthier's skill.

Instrument scrolls usually approximate a logarithmic spiral.

Although many references assert that the instrument scroll closely follows the golden spiral (a specific form of the Logarithmic spiral) this assertion is demonstrably false.

Scrollwork is a common feature of Baroque ornament, the period when string instrument design became essentially fixed.

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taken from Wikipedia

'towards resonance'
series of pictures photographed

Avon Dam NSW

8 November 2010

'growth spiral . violin scroll against maple' photography © 2010 patricia vannucci

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