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unusual facts about Antonio Stradivari


Lars Widenfalk

One of his major works are the black violin, Blackbird, made from stone after drawings by Antonio Stradivari (Stradivarius), but with some technical adjustments in order to play.


Chi Mei Museum

The museum also collects valuable violins, including 5 Antonio Stradivaris, 2 Guarneri del Gesu, Nicolo Amati, Jacob Stainer, Amati, Rogeri, Joseph Guarneri Filius Andrea, Seraphin, Gagliano and Guadagnini.

Emmanuel Gradoux-Matt

He often restores and cares for the world's most famous instruments, made by masters like Antonio Stradivari and Giuseppe Guarneri.

Giuseppe Tartini

Tartini was the first known owner of a violin made by Antonio Stradivari in 1715, which Tartini bestowed upon his student Salvini, who in turn bestowed it to Karol Lipiński upon hearing him perform, from which it derives its moniker, the Lipinski Stradivarius.

New Jersey Symphony Orchestra

In recent times, the NJSO became known for its purchase of 30 string instruments, including several made by Stradivari, for its string players, purchased from the collection of Herbert R. Axelrod in 2003.

Remo Lauricella

Upon his death, his antique Vesuvio Stradivarius (ex antonio brosa) violin, made by Antonio Stradivari in 1727, was left to the Italian town of Cremona.

Simone Fernando Sacconi

Simone Fernando Sacconi (Rome, May 30, 1895 – Point Lookout, June 26, 1973) was an expert Italian violin maker and restorer who studied fellow luthier Antonio Stradivari extensively during his lifetime.


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Luisa Vania Campagnolo

She was the founding member of the "Antonio Stradivari" Violin and Bow Makers Consortium of Cremona.