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A catalogue of the Lyon & Healy collection of rare old violins, violas …, 1916
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1RARE OLD VIOLINS
3ANDREAS GUARNERIUS, CREMONA, 1676
5Number 4572. The violins of this maker are among the very best produced in Cremona at this period. Stradivarius had been working but a few years, had turned out comparatively few instruments, and Nicolas Amati was the most famous maker of the day. The work of Andreas was often mistaken for that of Nicolas Amati, known as his "grand pattern."
7This is an excellent specimen, in a splendid state of preservation, with brownish red varnish, excellent wood selection, and has a tone of great brilliancy and carrying power.
9Price: $3,000
11JOSEPH GUARNERIUS DEL GESU, CREMONA, 1740
13Number 4524. This instrument has been known to us for many years, and it has recently come into our possession from a well known violin connoisseur. It is by no means a representative example of the great Joseph's work as may be surmised from the low price which is asked for it. The violin, however, possesses a tone of the finest type and has always been very highly regarded by every artist who has ever played upon it. It is a beauty in wood and varnish and in the latter respect rivals some of the best works of Guarnerius in this country. Its voice is its great asset and this appeals immensely to most players. It has a very large robust tone on the G string, a big D, fine A and flexible E.
15Price: $3,000
17JOHANN BAPTISTE GUADAGNINI, TURIN, 1774
19Number 4682. This is a splendid example of Guadagnini's work. Owing to the fact that it has been held in one family in France for many years, and not been used, it is today in a state of preservation like new. It belongs to the best period of Guadagnini's work. The model is that of Stradivarius, broad and flat. The wood is of the best selection known to the maker. The varnish is of a brownish yellow color. The violin possesses a tone of extraordinary power and brilliancy. It is an ideal concert instru-
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