Scan 349
Antonio Stradivari, his life and work (1644-1737), 1909
5 lines. Read by computer on 3 September 2026. Printed page 319. See the scan on archive.org.
1treatment of a, 80; S.'s finest examples unrivalled, 113; dimensions established, 113, 117, 131, 134, 149; early Italian solo players, 115; earliest dated Strad 'cello, 117, 119; the large-size instruments, 119; labels tampered with, 119, 131; S.'s violoncellos copied from his violins, 120; the Cosimo de' Medici 'cello, 120; the "Aylesford," 120; instruments reduced in size, 121; S.'s selection of material, 122; the Tuscan 'cello, 123; tonal qualities of S.'s 'cellos, 123, 133; change in form of, 124, 149; characteristics of, 121, 127, 132, 134; the Servais 'cello, 127, 128; the "Cristiani," 124; thicknesses of S.'s 'cellos, 129; the King of Prussia's 'cello, 132; opinions of great artists on S.'s 'cellos, 133; the "Duport" 'cello, 60, 135, 136; Vuillaume's copies of, 135; the "Stanlein" 'cello, 138; the "Mara," 60, 138; the "Rombert," 60, 139; the "Davidoff," 60, 140; the "bass of Spain," 140; the "Batta" 'cello, 141; the "Piatti," 143; the "Hausmann," 146; the "Vaslin," 146; the "Baudiot," 147; the "Chevillard," 148; S. abandons the construction of 'cellos, 149; number made by S., 241.
2Vuillaume's, J. B., copies of Stradivari's inlaid violins, 73; his searches for Stradivari instruments, 279.
4Wood, the, used by Stradivari: see Material.
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