Question

antonio stradivari and other craftspeople in the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries in cremona, italy, produce a sound that is considered superior to that of modern s have claimed that the type of wood used to create cremonese violins is responsible for their prized sound, but modern and cremonese violins are made of the same ew analysis, however, has revealed unique indications that the wood in the older violins was chemically treated by the makers, leading researchers to suggest that _ most logically completes the text? e violins probably were not considered superior to other instruments at the time they were made. d quality of cremonese violins results in part from a method the craftspeople used to alter the wood violins were made of a wood other than maple or spruce, they likely would sound as good as cremonese violins. nt process of making violins is the same process that was used centuries ago by cremonese craftspeople

Explanation:

The text states that Cremonese violins have a superior sound, the wood type is the same as modern ones, but new analysis shows the old violins' wood was chemically treated. The logical completion must link this chemical treatment to the unique sound quality. The correct option connects the craftspeople's wood-altering method to the violins' quality.

Answer:

I quality of Cremonese violins results in part from a method the craftspeople used to alter the wood