Originally posted by Crazy_Babe:
Actually the term 'Stradivarius' is most likely a derivation of Stradivari which was the original and still the best made violin. So it probably does have somthing to do with the taughtness (is that even a word?) of the strings.
It is a word, but only if you spell it right.
Tautness is a word, and probably what you meant.
Stradivarius is the Latinized form of Stradivari, the name of the famous violin-maker who set the proportions of the modern violin.
