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Catalog of rare old violins, violas and violoncellos; also bows of rare makes, 1917
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1RARE OLD VIOLINS
3The 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.
5Price: $3,000
7JOHANN BAPTISTE GUADAGNINI, TURIN, 1774
9Number 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 instrument and strongly recommended to any artist desiring a first class violin, for it can be depended upon to stand up under any kind of hard work and any and all weather conditions.
11Price: $3,000
13GIOVANNI BAPTISTE RUGGERI, BRESCIA, 1667
15Number 4683. From the collection of the late Duke of Coburg. Formerly the property of the Duke of Edinburgh to whom, when a boy, it was presented by his grandmother, the late Queen Victoria.
17It is a rare example of Ruggeri's work. It is purely Amatisé in character, medium size, and in a very fine state of preservation. Ruggeri was a pupil of Nicolas Amati and was working at the bench in Amati's shop at the time Stradivarius was serving his apprenticeship.
19The instrument possesses a tone of rare beauty; it is rich and mellow, large in volume, exceedingly flexible, even, and sympathetic.
21Price: $3,000
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