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The violin by the famed Italian luthier was plundered at the end of World War II and presumed lost or destroyed. Now experts ...
Old Italian violins like those made by Stradivari are famous for their ability to project their sound. But a study found people in a blind test thought new violins projected better than old ones.
A Stradivarius violin made in 1714, known as the Joachim-Ma, is expected to sell for up to $18 million at a Sotheby’s auction.
A violin made by the famed Antonio Stradivari in 1714 has the potential to become the most expensive musical instrument ever sold when it goes up for auction at Sotheby's in New York.
A Stradivarius violin made at the "pinnacle" of Antonio Stradivari’s career sold at auction for an eye-popping price this week. The musical instrument, crafted in 1714 by Stradivari, the luthier ...
Violins are traditionally made of wood using techniques and designs that are hundreds of years old but this new project aims quite literally to create a 'carbon copy' of the top-grade wooden ...
Sotheby's has been consigned by the New England Conservatory (NEC) to auction the Joachim-Ma Stradivarius violin with an estimate of $12 million to $15 million.
One was an 18th-century Stradivarius, made in the violin maker's Cremona workshop, and the other an exact copy of the same instrument, made in London by violinmaker Florian Leonhard. Esther plays them ...
Antonius Stradivarius violins are shrouded in more myths than any other instruments in world history. At Mid Sweden University, researchers are using modern technology to uncover his secrets.
A Stradivarius Violin Could This Week Become the Most Expensive Musical Instrument Ever Sold at Auction The auction house expects the wooden marvel to fetch between $12 million and $18 million.