Stradivari
antonio
[an-toh-nee-oh;; italian ahn-taw-nyaw] /ænˈtoʊ ni oʊ;; italian ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (show ipa), 1644?–1737, italian violinmaker of cremona (pupil of nicolò amati).
historical examples
there are three essential points of difference between guarneri and stradivari.
the violin george hart
the form partakes of that of stradivari; wood usually of excellent quality.
the violin george hart
too much importance has been attached by critics to the presence of this wood in stradivari’s violins.
antonio stradivari horace william petherick
the sound-holes are broader and more perpendicular than those of stradivari.
the violin george hart
he is engaged on some fitting of small pieces into some fractures of the upper table of a stradivari.
the repairing & restoration of violins horace petherick
it may be asked, then, if not from stradivari, from whom did guarneri receive instruction?
the violin george hart
yet, when i take it up after the stradivari it sets my teeth on edge.
the violin george hart
maler appears to have been regarded by lutinists as the stradivari of lutes.
the violin george hart
he has made a very large number of copies of stradivari and guarneri, chiefly of the former, which are also the best.
the violin george hart
stradivari must have been in the workshop of his master between the years 1658 and 1666.
the violin george hart
noun
antonio (anˈtɔːnjo). ?1644–1737, italian violin, viola, and cello maker
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