The bowl-back, thanks to its shape, produces a greater number of high partial harmonics that give it a distinctive, delicate tone preferred by most players of classical music.
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Tim Parks,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2026
The Dolby audience repeatedly cheered as Jackson, Smith and Ladd shared backstage stories about the series, one of numerous TV hits developed and produced by Aaron Spelling and Leonard Goldberg.
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Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
The National Weather Service says strong winds could generate breaking waves of 8 feet causing dune erosion and road overwash.
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Mark Price
April 8,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
Two of his 12 fastballs generated at least 26 inches of induced vertical break, something no pitcher had accomplished in a major-league game since the Baltimore Orioles’ Félix Bautista did it in 2023.
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