By Andy Fein, luthier at Fein Violins
and Martha McDermott
This year, 2015, marks three hundred years since Antonius Stradivarius hit his peak in craftsmanship and tone quality. That's not just my humble opinion. The period around the year 1715 is called Stradivarius' "Golden Period".
Antonius Stradivarius had been working on violins for about fifty years, he was in his seventies and still very healthy, and he had hit upon a model for his violins that combined the best of tone, playability, and projection.
Why write any more? "Seeing is believing", "A picture is worth a thousand words", "Hey! Let's get to the pictures!"
Following are some of our favorite instruments made by Antonius Stradivarius in Cremona, Italy in the year 1715.
and Martha McDermott
This year, 2015, marks three hundred years since Antonius Stradivarius hit his peak in craftsmanship and tone quality. That's not just my humble opinion. The period around the year 1715 is called Stradivarius' "Golden Period".
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| 1715 'Hochstein' Violin |
Why write any more? "Seeing is believing", "A picture is worth a thousand words", "Hey! Let's get to the pictures!"
Following are some of our favorite instruments made by Antonius Stradivarius in Cremona, Italy in the year 1715.
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| 1715 'Lipinski' Violin |
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| 1715 'Cremonese; ex Joachim' Violin |
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| 1715-16 'Messiah' Violin In case you need any more convincing, check out these videos! For more reading, check out our blog post on the Messiah Stradivarius! |
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