 Recent owners of "The 1673" have included the cellists Jacqueline du Pré (1945–1987), Lynn Harrell and Nina Kotova.Harrell purchased the cello from the ailing du Pré in 1984, and has since taken legal steps to have the cello renamed the "Jacqueline du Pré Stradivari".The cello is currently being played by István Várdai.