Dendrochronological Dating and Provenancing of String InstrumentsKatarina Čufar 1, Blaž Demšar 2, Micha Beuting 2, Angela Balzano 1, Nina Škrk 1, Luka Krže 1, Maks Merela 1
1Department of Wood Science and Technology, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, 2Independent Scholar
The dendrochronological analysis of a stringed instrument requires inspecting the top plate, measuring the tree ring widths, establishing the chronology of the instrument, and dating through determining the end date-the year of the formation of the most recent tree ring.
