All blog posts tagged with fine stringed instruments
Some of the finest violins, cellos, basses and other stringed instruments are now 100s of years old and of great value. Knowing their history...Read entire post
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Posted on: 08 Mar 2024 10:54:59 am
Among the greatest of 20th century virtuosos, Stern left behind great violins and bows. His estate may have bungled it a bit, but the instruments...Read entire post
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Posted on: 16 Dec 2023 02:31:47 pm
The violins of Cremona and Venice might have the most storied histories, but the Neopolitan Gagliano family instruments have stood the test of...Read entire post
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Posted on: 27 Jul 2023 10:40:15 am
Andrea Amati and the King Charles IX Instrument Collection
by lastringplayer
from the Arts & Entertainment category
Catherin de’ Medici brought a love of dance from Italy to the French court. In so doing, she drove the enduring standardization of violins,...Read entire post
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Posted on: 30 May 2023 11:55:20 am
Why You Can’t Easily Sell a Stolen Stradivarius Instrument
by lastringplayer
from the Arts & Entertainment category
Rare stringed instruments have a chain of custody known as provenance. Without clear and legal ownership, the instrument is more a liability than...Read entire post
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Posted on: 19 Apr 2023 11:17:40 am
Musical eras and the instruments that created them are on an historical, evolving continuum. But each era, the Renaissance period included, has...Read entire post
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Posted on: 17 Apr 2023 10:13:31 am
The crossover between visual and performing arts is not uncommon. But in his championing of Cubism, Picasso found his inspiration to paint in...Read entire post
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Posted on: 24 Mar 2023 04:30:14 pm
To understand stringed instruments of the European Middle Ages, it helps to understand medieval music itself.The Medieval Era, roughly 500 CE...Read entire post
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Posted on: 23 Nov 2022 12:17:34 pm
Every fine violin from the Italian luthiers has a story. But in the case of those played by Itzhak Perlman, the life stories of these instruments...Read entire post
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Posted on: 27 Sep 2022 01:11:31 pm
The “Swedish fiddle†is not purely a product of this Scandinavian country. But its biggest fans are probably in Stockholm, Gothenburg,...Read entire post
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Posted on: 27 Sep 2022 01:09:05 pm
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