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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
3It is not commonly known that at this period Stradivarius made some of his largest violins. Those made in the years 1686, 1688 and 1690, are fourteen inches, while many of the years of 1677, 1684, 1687, 1689 and 1697, are fourteen and one-half inches. The Halier is fourteen and one-eighth inches in length.
4Price: $7,500
6LAURENTIUS GUADAGNINI, PLACENTIAE, ALUMNUS ANTONIUS STRADIVARIUS, 1740.
7Number 5037. The Violins of this celebrated master are far more rare than those of his son, Joannes Baptiste. The name of Guadagnini has earned for itself a very high position in the violin world and importance is attached to any violin bearing it. This is due to the high class of instruments turned out by Lorenzo and Joannes Baptiste.
9This violin is an unusual example of his work and in point of wood selection and varnish leaves nothing to be desired. With respect to these important features, Lorenzo must be considered as having used better judgment than any other member of the family.
11This instrument is of good large size, with back in one piece of curly maple of the handsomest description, very similar in fact to the celebrated Stradivarius of 1711 of the Hawley Collection. The scroll is in his finest style and the wood of the sides matches perfectly that of the back. The top is of spruce of the choicest selection and in this the hand of Johannes Baptiste is to be seen.
13This instrument has a tone of superlative quality and power. It is a concert instrument of the first class. It is in a perfect state of preservation, without a crack or blemish, very unusual in a violin of this type and age. We can not recommend it too highly. (Plate V.)
14Price: $6,500
16SANCTUS SERAPHIN, VENICE, 1745
17Number 4710. This violin has been known to us for sixteen years. It has been pronounced by many authorities the finest example of

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