One of the greatest cellos in the world, a beautifully preserved product of Antonio Stradivari that was once owned by Nicolò Paganini, has been sold for a record price. Continue reading
Stringed instrument news
Selling a 300-Year-Old Cello
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A longish (4 page) article written by Daniel Wakin, specifically about the Stradivari cello owned and played by Bernard Greenhouse for some 50 years, but more generally about similar old instruments, and their fate.
Includes interviews with owners of other old stringed instruments.
Can You Pick The Strad?
Above, a 1729 Stradivari known as the "Solomon, Ex-Lambert."
In the world of violins, the names Stradivari and Guarneri are sacred. For three centuries, violin-makers and scientists have studied the instruments made by these Italian craftsmen. So far no one has figured out what makes their sound different. But a new study now suggests maybe they aren’t so different after all.
Here is a link to the story as told by Christopher Joyce on National Public Radio in the USA: Double-Blind Violin Test: Can You Pick The Strad?
It includes two audio samples so that you can test yourself, to see if you can hear the difference. Why not try it out?