List of Stradivarius instruments
Introduction This is a '''list of Stradivarius string instruments''' made by members of the house of Antonio Stradivari.
Stradivarius instruments ===Violins===This list has 282 entries.====Early period: 1666–1699==== Sobriquet Year Provenance Notes''Alumnas Amati, Ashby, Silvestre, Serdet''1666Possibly the earliest known violin by Stradivari. The instrument was last sold by J & A Beare. One of a few instruments that have a connection between Stradivarius and Nicola Amati, with whom Stradivarius may have worked as an apprentice. The violin includes the label Alumnus Nicolais Amati.''ex-Sachs''c. 1666Madame SachsHistorically important and one of the earliest known violins by Stradivari. In 2008 for sale by Poesis Fine Instruments. ''ex Back''c. 1666Fridart FoundationThe violin shows influence from Amati and the model is based on Amati's violins, but the narrow purfling differs from Amati's style. c. 1666The violin has been owned by Eugene Sarbu. ''Aranyi''1667Francis Aranyi (collector)Sold at Sotheby's London, 12 November 1986. ''Dubois''1667Canimex Inc.On loan to Alexandre Da Costa. ''ex-Captain Saville''1667Jean-Baptiste VuillaumeCaptain Saville (1901–1907)Currently on loan to André Rieu. ''Ex Jenkins, Jenkins-Thompson''1667Sold at Sotheby's in 1995. ''Piet - Beare-Biddulph''1667Owned by Charles Beare & Peter until 1990 and sold at Machold Rare Violins in 2001. ''Amatese''1668Though listed in many reference books as one of Stradivari's earliest instruments, the modern consensus is that it is not a Stradivarius; it was sold at Sotheby's New York on 3 February 1982 as "an interesting violin". ''Canadian''1668Sold at Kenneth Warren & Son in Chicago (1991). ''Golden Bell''''ca''.1668Played by Simone Zgraggen. ''Clisbee, Francalucci''1669Mrs. ClisbeeOn exhibition at ''Museo del Violino'', Cremona, Italy, since 2003. ''Hill''1669''Oistrakh''1671Queen Elisabeth of BelgiumGlinka Museum, MoscowPreviously owned by David Oistrakh, who inherited it in 1969 under the will of Queen Elisabeth. He never performed with this instrument, constructed in the Nicola Amati style, because of the short scale, uncomfortable for his hand. Oistrakh's widow presented the violin to the Glinka Museum. It was stolen in May 1996, but recovered in 2001. ''Sellière''1672Charles IV of Spain''Spanish; ex-Faltin''1678Finnish Cultural FoundationOn loan to Elina Vähälä. In 2011 it was revealed that the instrument was actually made by Girolamo Amati. ''Hellier''1679Sir Samuel HellierSmithsonian Institution''Paganini-Desaint''1680Nippon Music FoundationThis violin, and the ''Paganini-Conte Cozio di Salabue'' violin of 1727, the ''Paganini-Mendelssohn'' viola 1731 and the ''Paganini-Ladenburg'' cello of 1736, comprise the ''Paganini Quartet''; the foundation owns more than a dozen Stradivari instruments. On loan to Florian Schötz from Goldmund Quartet.1680The collection of Mr & Mrs Rin Kei Mei.1681Reynier and Count de LachenaisPresumably presented by Napoleon III to the French violinist Léon Reynier, who sold it to Count de Lachenais of Marseilles in 1881.By the intermediary of Albert Caressa, it became part of the collection of John Wanamaker in 1924, when it was acquired by the Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. in 1929.Its last known owner was Miles Franklin Yount. Reynier also owned a 1727 violin (''see below''). ''Fleming''1681''Bucher''1683 On loan to Alma Deutscher since 2019.The loan is administered by the Tarisio Trust. ''Derpinina''1683''Cipriani Potter''1683Cipriani Potter''Cobbett''; ''ex-Holloway''1683On loan to Sejong, brokered by the Stradivari Society. ''ex-Croall''1684WestLB''ex-Elphinstone''1684Owned since 2005 by Philip Greenberg, artistic director and conductor of the Kyiv Philharmonic in Ukraine. ''The Marquis''1685Marchese SpinolaMark Kaplan''ex-Arma Senkrah''1685The Ruggeri – StiftungOn loan to Bogdan Bozovic. ''ex-Castelbarco''1685''Eugenie, ex-Mackenzie''1685anonymousOn loan to Swang Lin, associate concertmaster, Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra.''ex-Nachez''1686Dr. Winfred and Mr. John Constable. ''Rosenheim''1686William Rosenheim. ''Goddard''1686Miss Goddard; Antonio Fortunato. ''Ex Bello, Marie Law''1687On loan to Maristella Patuzzi. The Stradivari was used to record the Decca album ''Intimamente Tango'' (2015, No. 481 1489) and a new Violin concerto by Manuel De Sica published by Brilliant Classics (2014, No. 94905). ''Ole Bull''1687Ole Bull (1844)Donated to the Smithsonian Institution in 1997 by Herbert R. Axelrod; now part of the Axelrod quartet. ''Mercur-Avery''1687On loan to Jonathan Carney, concertmaster of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra since 2002.1688The collection of Mr & Mrs Rin Kei Mei. ''Baumgartner''1689Canada Council for the ArtsOn loan to Emma Meinrenken until 2021. ''Arditi''1689Dextra musica AS, NorwayOn loan to Elise Båtnes, concertmaster of the Oslo Philharmonic. ''Spanish I''1689?Patrimonio Nacional, Palacio Real, Madrid, Spain.Part of a duo of violins (''Spanish I and II'') referred to as ''los Decorados'' and ''los Palatinos''; also collectively known as ''del Cuarteto Real'' (The Royal Quartet) when included with the ''Spanish Court'' viola (1696) and cello (1694). ''Spanish II''1689?Patrimonio Nacional, Palacio Real, Madrid, Spain.Part of a duo of violins (''Spanish I and II'') referred to as ''los Decorados'' and ''los Palatinos''; also collectively known as ''del Cuarteto Real'' (The Royal Quartet) when included with the ''Spanish Court'' viola (1696) and cello (1694). ''Ex-Leopold Auer''1690On loan to Vadim Gluzman brokered by the Stradivari Society. ''Bingham''1690''Theodor''1690Named after its first known owner. ''Boissier-Sarasate''1690Real Conservatorio Superior de Música de MadridNamed after its owner, this violin is one of two Stradivarius instruments which previously belonged to Navarrese musician Pablo de Sarasate. ''Ex-Ries''1691Reinhold Würth Music FoundationOn loan to József Lendvay Jr. since 2008.Since October 2020 on loan to German violinist Veronika Eberle''Czar of Russia, Albrecht, Avery Fisher''1692Juilliard SchoolPurchased by Avery Fisher in 1976.Donated to Juilliard School in 1991. ''Guttmann''1692Juilliard School ''Bennett''1692Winterthur-VersicherungenOn loan to Hanna Weinmeister. ''Falmouth''1692Gert-Jan Kramer.On loan to Alexander Kerr, concertmaster, Dallas Symphony Orchestra. ''Queux de Saint-Hilaire''''c. ''1692Musée de la Musique, ParisLong-pattern (''longuet''). Donated in 1890.On display at the museum. ''Gould''1693Charles DanclaEmil MłynarskyiAlbert Caressa firmGeorge Gould Metropolitan Museum of ArtBequeathed by Gould to the Metropolitan Museum in 1955. ''Harrison''1693In the collection of the National Music Museum in Vermillion, South Dakota. ''Baillot-Pommerau''1694Formerly owned by Arthur Catterall, then by Alfredo Campoli. ''ex-Halíř'' or ''Strad Halir 1694''1694Karel Halíř premiered with this instrument the new version of Sibelius's Violin Concerto on 19 October 1905, with Richard Strauss conducting the Berlin Court Orchestra. ''Francesca''1694Metropolitan Museum of ArtBequest of Annie Bolton Matthews Bryant, 1933. ''Rutson''1694Royal Academy of MusicPlayed by Clio Gould. ''Fetzer''1695''Lincoln''1695Bequeathed to the people of Lincoln in 1970 by Mrs. Dudley Pelham on condition that it be loaned to the Hallé Orchestra for the use of their leader.1696Owned by Korean-born classical musician, Min-Jin Kym. It was stolen at Euston Station in London in 2010, but recovered in 2013 and was auctioned for £1.38M to English violinist Andrew Bernardi. ''Haddock, Cator, Rostal''1697''Paganini''1697Dima Bilan, together with Evgeni Plushenko and Edvin Marton playing his Stradivarius, won the Eurovision Song Contest 2008. ''Molitor''1697Thought to previously belong to Napoleon Bonaparte. Sold by Tarisio Auctions for $3,600,000, a new world record, until the Lady Blunt was sold on 20 June 2011. ''Cecilia'' C A (Capitulum Agriense)1697Owned by Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum from 2011, and loaned to Katalin Kokas for five years.Johann Ladislaus Pyrker, 1827; an unknown Protestant or Jewish religious identity, 1945; Aranymúzeum, 2011''Cabriac''1698''Baron Knoop''1698One of eleven Stradivari violins associated with Baron Johann Knoop. ''Joachim-Kortschak-Field''1698Owned by Joseph Joachim 1886–1898, Hugo Kortschak 1925 and Joan Field 1958–1968. ''Duc de Camposelice''1699Cho-Liang Lin''Lady Tennant; Lafont''1699Charles Phillipe LafontMarguerite Agaranthe TennantOn loan to Xiang Gao brokered by the Stradivari Society; sold at Christie's auction US$2.032 million, April 2005. ''Countess Polignac''1699On loan to Gil Shaham. ''Castelbarco''1699United States Library of CongressPresented by Gertrude Clarke Whittall. ''Kustendyke''1699Royal Academy of Music''Crespi''1699Fridart Foundation''ex-Berglund''1699Finnish Cultural Foundation (''Suomen Kulttuurirahasto'')Previously owned by conductor Paavo Berglund. Purchased from Berglund's estate by the Finnish Cultural Foundation in June 2012.On loan to Antti Tikkanen.====Golden period: 1700–1718==== Sobriquet Year Provenance Notes''Berger''1700Currently in possession of Bein & Fushi Violins. ''ex-Berglund''1699Finnish Cultural Foundation (''Suomen Kulttuurirahasto'')Previously owned by conductor Paavo Berglund. Purchased from Berglund's estate by the Finnish Cultural Foundation in June 2012.On loan to Antti Tikkanen. ''The Penny''1700Barbara Penny''Petri''1700Henri Petri''Dragonetti''1700Nippon Music FoundationFormerly owned by Alfredo Campoli, now played by Veronika Eberle. ''Jupiter''1700Giovanni Battista ViottiOwned and played since 1964 by Arnold Belnick, Los Angeles, California. ''Russian, Margaret, Berson''1700''Taft; ex-Emil Heermann''1700Canada Council for the ArtsOn loan to Nikki Chooi who was from 2009–2012 the recipient of the Council's 1729 Guarneri, now on loan to Chooi's younger brother Timothy Chooi. ''Taylor, Heberlein''1700San Francisco SymphonyOwned by the San Francisco Symphony since 2002. ''Ward''1700United States Library of CongressPresented by Gertrude Clarke Whittall. ''Circle, Nachez''1701''Court Strad''1701''Deveault''1701Guy and Maryse DeveaultOn loan to Alexandre Da Costa''Dushkin, Sandler''1701Samuel Dushkin, Albert Sandler On loan to Dennis Kim, concertmaster, Pacific Symphony. ''Ferraresi''1701Herbert R. Axelrod, New Jersey Symphony Sold at Ingles & Hayday in 2016. ''Kreutzer, von Hautem''1701Rodolphe Kreutzer, Uto Ughi ''Markees''1701Music Chamber of Hong Kong''Brodsky''1702Named after Adolph Brodsky who premiered Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto on this violin on 4 December 1881.On loan to Kirill Troussov since 2006.Previously played by Adolf Brodsky, Alexander Schneider and Isidore Cohen. ''Irish''1702Pohjola Bank Art Foundation, FinlandOn loan to Rebecca Roozeman. ''Campoli''1702Alfredo Campoli (1959-1961) Sold by W. E. Hill & Sons in 1961. ''Conte de Fontana''; ''ex-Oistrakh''1702Pro Canale FoundationLoaned to Pavel Berman. Previously owned by David Oistrakh (1959–1966). After the 1736 ''Yusupov'' it was his second Strad, bought in Paris in 1959 and traded in 1966 for the 1705 ''Marsick''. ''De La Taille''1702Rafael Druian (1948-1961) ''Lukens; Edler; Voicu''1702A. W. LukensCharles EdlerIon VoicuRomania Culture MinistryOn loan to Alexandru Tomescu until 2023. ''Lord Borwick''1702''King Maximilian Joseph''1702Lifetime loan to Berent Korfker. ''Lyall''1702Formerly owned by University of Western Ontario Players of the violin include Stefan Milenkovich and Lara St. John. ''Lord Newlands''1702Nippon Music FoundationOn loan to Suyoen Kim. ''Wondra Bey''1702 1703George Schlieps, Herbert R. Axelrod (1987-2003), New Jersey Symphony Orchestra (2003-2007) ''Antonio Stradivari''1703Bundesrepublik DeutschlandExhibited at ''Musikinstrumentenmuseum'', Berlin. ''La Rouse Boughton''1703Oesterreichische NationalbankOn loan to Boris Kuschnir of the Kopelman Quartet. ''Allegretti''1703''Alsager''1703 Previously sold by W. E. Hill & Sons, Hamma & Co. and Henry Werro. ''Aurora, ex-Foulis''1703On loan to Karen Gomyo. ''Cobbett, Dickson-Poynder''1703Walter Willson CobbettCertificate by W. E. Hill & Sons notes that violin is from 1703, even though label says 1715.Sold by Sotheby's in 1972. ''Emiliani''1703Ludwig Strauss, violinist Eva Mudocci, violinist, harpist Charlene Dilling Brewer, Anne-Sophie Mutter (since 1979) ''Ford''1703Sir William Curtis, Elias Breeskin, Henry Ford Since 2003, at the Henry Ford Museum. ''Lady Harmsworth''1703Paul BartelOn loan to Kristóf Baráti by arrangement with the Stradivarius Society of Chicago. ''de Rougemont, Gordon, Hart''1703Luigi Tarisio, violinist Godfrey Ludlow, Henry Ford''Rynberger, Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia''1703Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia On exhibit at the Henry Ford Museum. ''Schoofs, Vidoudez, Huber, Steiner-Schweitzer''1703Mischa Elman Sold by Bongartz's in 1998. ''Betts''1704United States Library of CongressPresented by Gertrude Clarke Whittall. ''ex-Liebig''1704Baron LiebigWolfgang SchneiderhanRony RogoffOwned by Baron Liebig from 1911; Owned by Wolfgang Schneiderhan from 1952–1991; Owned by Rony Rogoff (1991–2004) Currently owned by Dkfm Angelika Prokopp Privatstiftung, on loan to Julian Rachlin. ''Glennie''1704John Edward Betts (19th century) Sold at W. E. Hill & Sons in 1953. ''Prince Obolensky''1704On loan to Esther Yoo. ''Sleeping Beauty''1704Landeskreditbank Baden-Württemberg – Förderbank (L-Bank)On loan to Isabelle Faust. One of the few Stradivari violins to have retained its original neck. ''Viotti''1704Giovanni Battista Viotti (late 18th century to early 19th century) Part of the Monetsugu Collectio in Tokyo, Japan (since c. 2010). ''Baron von der Leyen''1705Private ownerAuctioned by Tarisio on 26 April 2012 for $2.6 million. ''ex-Marsick; ex-Oistrakh''1705David FultonPreviously owned by David Oistrakh (1966–1974), acquired in trade for the 1702 ''Conte di Fontana''. Currently on loan to James Ehnes. ''ex-Tadolini''1706The collection of Mr & Mrs Rin Kei Mei. ''ex-Brüstlein''1707Oesterreichische Nationalbank''La Cathédrale''1707Nigel Kennedy''ex-Prihoda''1707Luz LeskowitzPreviously owned by Czech violinist Váša Příhoda, teacher of Luz Leskowitz. ''Hammer''1707Christian Hammer (collector)Sold at Christie's New York on 16 May 2006 for a record US$3,544,000 (€2,765,080) after five minutes of bidding.1707Russian State Collection, Glinka State Central Museum of Musical Culture, Moscow.Rivaz, Baron Gutmann1707J & A Beare Dextra Musica since 2016Formerly on loan to Janine Jansen. On loan to Eldbjørg Hemsing''Davidoff''1708Musée de la Musique, ParisBequeathed to the museum in 1887. ''Tua''1708Musée de la Musique, ParisDonated to the museum in 1935. ''Burstein; Bagshawe''1708Owned by the Jacobs family, loaned to Jeff Thayer, San Diego Symphony concertmaster. ''Huggins''1708Nippon Music FoundationOn loan to the most recent winner of the Queen Elisabeth Competition for violin, currently Stella Chen winner of the 2019 edition. ''Empress Caterina''1708Loaned to Brett Yang and Eddy Chen of TwoSet Violin in 2022. ''Regent, Superb''1708Owned by the Fridart Foundation.Loaned to Brett Yang and Eddy Chen of TwoSet Violin in 2022. ''Ruby''1708On loan to Chen Xi brokered by the Stradivari Society. ''Strauss''1708On loan to Clara-Jumi Kang brokered by the Stradivari Society. ''Greffuhle''1709Donated to the Smithsonian Institution in 1997 by Herbert R. Axelrod. Now part of the Axelrod quartet. ''Berlin Hochschule''1709''ex-Hämmerle; ex-Adler''1709Oesterreichische NationalbankOn loan to Rainer Honeck. ''Ernst''1709Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst, circa 1850–1865Wilma Neruda, 1872On loan to Dénes Zsigmondy through 2003. ''Engleman''1709Nippon Music Foundation.On loan to  Timothy Chooi, previously, Benjamin Beilman''King Maximilian; Unico''1709Axel Springer FoundationOn loan to Michel Schwalbé, concertmaster of the Berlin Philharmonic (1966–1986); reported stolen in 1999. ''Viotti; ex-Bruce''1709Royal Academy of MusicAllocated to the Royal Academy of Music after acquisition by HM Government in July 2005 in lieu of inheritance tax, with additional funding from the National Heritage Memorial Fund, National Art Collections Fund, J & A Beare, The Belmont Trust, Nigel Brown, members of the Bruce family, Albert Frost CBE, Elizabeth Insall, Ian Stoutzker OBE, Old Possum's Practical Trust, BBC Two's ''The Culture Show'' and anonymous donors. ''ex-Nachéz'' 1709until 1900Tivador Nachèz1900–1929Kurt Vogel1929–1930Emil Herrmannfrom 1930Dr. Albert SommerPreviously played by  Elisabetta Garetti. Now played by Roman Simovic, Leader of the London Symphony Orchestra, courtesy of Jonathan Moulds,  Chair of the LSO Advisory Council. ''Marie Hall''1709Giovanni Battista ViottiChimei MuseumNamed after violinist Marie Hall. ''ex-Scotta''1709On loan to Pekka Kuusisto. ''La Pucelle''1709Huguette ClarkDavid L. FultonParisian dealer Jean Baptiste Vuillaume took it apart in the 19th century and added a tailpiece with a carving of Joan of Arc, the virgin warrior known as La Pucelle. ''Camposelice''1710Nippon Music FoundationOn loan to Svetlin Roussev. ''Lord Dunn-Raven''1710Anne-Sophie Mutter''ex-Roederer''1710On loan to David Grimal. (Owned by Ayla Erduran for 37 years). ''ex-Vieuxtemps''1710Purchased 1900 by Leopold Geissmar, a lawyer and amateur musician in Mannheim. His daughter Berta had it in 1944.Not to be confused with the Vieuxtemps-Hauser violin on loan to Samuel Magad, concertmaster 1972–2007, Chicago Symphony Orchestra. ''Dancla Stradivarius (1703)''1703Linus Roth The Dancla is now owned by the Landesbank Baden-Württemberg and on loan to renowned German violinist Linus Roth. ''Dancla Stradivarius (1708)''1708In 1913 luthiers of Caressa & Français wrote a letter stating that the violin was "fully authentic, totally guaranteed and in a remarkable state of conservation"''Dancla Stradivarius (1710)''1710Toshiya Eto The violin is sometimes classified as the "Dancla Milstein" because it owned and used in performances by American virtuoso violinist Nathan Milstein.''Davis''1710Mr. and Mrs. William S. DavisOn loan to Michael Shih, concertmaster, Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra.ex-Kittel1710Russian State Collection, Glinka Museum, Moscow. ''The Antonius''1711Metropolitan Museum of ArtBequest of Annie Bolton Matthews Bryant, 1933. ''the Lady Inchiquin''1711Previously owned by Fritz Kreisler.Played by Frank Peter Zimmermann, a German banking company WestLB AG bought it for his use. ''Earl of Plymouth; Kreisler''1711Los Angeles PhilharmonicFound in a storeroom on the estate of the Earl of Plymouth along with ''The Messiah'' and ''Alard'' violins in 1925; purchased by Fritz Kreisler in 1928 and subsequently sold by him in 1946. ''Liegnitz''1711Previously owned by Szymon Goldberg. ''Viotti''1712Giovanni Battista ViottiHenry Hottinger CollectionOwned since 1965 by Isaac Hurwitz. ''Le Fountaine''1712This is a 'Violino piccolo' from 1712 – slightly shorter than a regular violin, measuring 475mm from top to bottom, 100mm shorter than a regular instrument. ''Le Brun''1712Sold at Sotheby's auction on 13 November 2001.From November 2015 to January 2016 was on loan to Kiril Laskarov, concertmaster of the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra. ''Karpilowsky''1712Harry SollowayMissing: stolen in 1953 from Solloway's residence in Los Angeles.Dubois1713Canimex, IncOn loan to Nikki Chooi since 2023''Schreiber''1713''Antonio Stradivari''1713''Boissier-Sarasate''1713Real Conservatorio Superior de Música de MadridSarasate legancy 1909''Daniel''1713On loan to Juan Pablo Reynoso''Sancy''1713Ivry Gitlis''Gibson; ex-Huberman''1713Stolen twice from Huberman. ''Lady Ley''1713Stradivarius familyOwned by Jue Yao, Chinese violinist. ''Wirth''1713''Dolphin; Delfino''1714Jascha HeifetzNippon Music FoundationOn loan to Ray Chen. Named the "Dolphin" in the 19th century by George Hart, because the back of the violin, with its shape and its shimmering colour, reminded him of a dolphin. Estimated value 4 million euros. ''Soil''1714''ex-Berou''; ''ex-Thibaud''1714Jacques ThibaudPreviously owned by David Oistrakh (his first Stradivarius, bought in the US in 1956). ''Le Maurien''1714Missing: stolen 2002. ''Leonora Jackson''1714 William Sloan Collection''Massart''1714Lambert MassartGyörgy Pauk''Sinsheimer; General Kyd; Perlman''1714Itzhak PerlmanDavid L. FultonFormerly loaned to Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg''Smith-Quersin''1714 Oesterreichische NationalbankOn loan to Rainer Honeck, the Vienna Philharmonic leader. ''Alard-Baron Knoop''1715Juan Luis PrietoNamed for French violinist Jean-Delphin Alard. Sold at auction in 1981 to a collector in Singapore for $1.2 million. ''Baron Knoop; ex-Bevan''1715David L. Fulton''ex-Bazzini''1715On loan to Matteo Fedeli. ''Cremonese''; ''ex-Harold''; ''Joseph Joachim''1715Joseph JoachimMunicipality of CremonaOn exhibition at Museo del Violino, Cremona, Italy. ''Emperor''1715Sold to Jan Kubelík in 1910 for £10,000. ''Duke of Cambridge''; ''ex-Pierre Rode''1715Janine Jansen (since Sept 2020 – courtesy of a European benefactor)''Joachim''1715Nippon Music FoundationOn loan to Angelo Xi Yu''Lipiński''1715Giuseppe TartiniOn loan to Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra concertmaster, Frank Almond. Stolen in an armed robbery on 27 January 2014 and subsequently recovered.Marsick1715James Ehnes ''Titian''1715Cho-Liang LinPreviously owned by Efrem Zimbalist.Purchased by Felix M. Warburg circa 1926 as part of a quartet set for the Institute of Musical Art's Musical Art Quartet, played by Sascha Jacobsen. ''Ex Adolf Busch''1716Owned by David Garrett since 2010. ''Berthier''1716Baron Vecsey de VecseFondazione Pro CanaleOn loan to Anna Tifu''Booth''1716Nippon Music FoundationOn loan to Arabella Steinbacher; formerly loaned to Shunsuke Sato; formerly loaned to Julia Fischer. ''Cessole''1716''Cherubini''1716Galleria dell'AccademiaOn exhibition at the Galeria dell'Accademia (Gallery of the Academy of Florence) in Florence, Italy''Colossus''1716 Luigi Alberto Bianchi Missing; stolen in Rome, Italy, in November 1998. ''Duranti''1716On loan to Mariko Senju since 2002. ''Milstein ex Goldman''1716Nathan MilsteinSold by Charles Beare and the Milstein Family to Jerry Kohl. ''Monasterio''1716Ruggiero RicciNamed after violinist and composer Jesús de Monasterio. Cyrus Forough. ''Provigny''1716Musée de la Musique, ParisBequeathed to the Museum in 1909. ''Messiah-Salabue''1716Ashmolean Museum OxfordOn exhibition at the Oxford Ashmolean Museum; made from the same tree as a P.G. Rogeri violin of 1710.It is considered to be the only remaining Stradivarius violin in ''as new state. ''''ex-Windsor-Weinstein''; ''Fite''1716Canada Council for the ArtsOn loan to Timothy Chooi. ''Baron Wittgenstein''1716The Bulgarian stateFormerly owned by John Corigliano Sr. (former concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic). On loan to Mincho Minchev since 1979. ''Gariel''1717Luigi Tarisio sold the ‘Gariel’ Stradivarius to another famous violin dealer, Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume, who in turn sold it to the eminent French engineer, physician and founder member of the Academy of Science in Paris, Charles-Marie Gariel, the instrument’s namesake. Gariel likely sold it on shortly before his death in 1924.Jaime LaredoOwned by Jonathan Moulds, Chair of the LSO Advisory Council. On long-term loan to Nicola Benedetti. ''ex-Wieniawski''1717''ex-Baumgartner''1717Lucerne Festival StringsOn loan to Daniel Dodds. ''Toenniges''1717Strad with the Vuillaume BackLawrence WelkDick KesnerDick KesnerPaul Toenniges (Studio City, California)''Kochanski''1717 Pierre AmoyalPaweł KochańskiStolen in 1987; recovered in 1991. ''Sasserno''1717Nippon Music Foundation.Loaned to Viviane Hagner until 2012.Loaned to Alina Pogostkina. On loan to Ji Young Lim''Maurin''1718Royal Academy of Music, London, Rutson Bequest''Viotti''; ''ex-Rosé''1718Giovanni Battista ViottiOesterreichische NationalbankOn loan to Volkhard Steude''Chanot-Chardon''1718Timothy BakerJoshua BellShaped like a guitar; on loan to Simone Lamsma. ''Firebird''; ''ex-Saint Exupéry''1718Salvatore AccardoNamed for the colouration of the varnish, and for the instrument's brilliant sound. ''Marquis de Rivière''1718Daniel MajeskePlayed by Majeske while concertmaster of the Cleveland Orchestra from 1969–1993. ''San Lorenzo''1718Georg TalbotPlayed by David Garrett. ''ex-Count Vieri''1718The collection of Mr & Mrs Rin Kei Mei. ''ex-Prové''1718Played by Ilya Gringolts''Lauterbach''1719Johann Christoph LauterbachJ.B. VuillaumeCharles Philippe Lafont''Zahn''1719LVMHWieniawski, Bower1719Benz Mercedes ZurichLoan to Klaidi Sahatci, Tonhalle Orchester Zurich Concertmaster. ''Malakh''1719 Dr. L. Looby Malakh House. Last played 1946. ''Woolhouse''1720 Played by Rudolf Koelman. ''ex-Bavarian''1720Metropolitan Museum of Art''Madrileño''1720''von Beckerath''1720 Michael Antonello''ex-Thibaud''1720Jacques ThibaudDestroyed in the crash of Air France Flight 178 on 1 September 1953. ''Sinsheimer; Iselin''1721Stolen in Hanover, Germany in 2008; recovered in 2009. ''Lady Blunt''1721Nippon Music Foundation.Named for Lady Anne Blunt, daughter of Ada Lovelace (and granddaughter of Lord Byron). The Lady Blunt was last sold at London auction house Tarisio on 20 June 2011 for £9,808,000 (US$15.9 million), with proceeds going to the Nippon Foundation's Northeastern Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Fund. ''Jean-Marie Leclair''1721Jean-Marie LeclairOn loan to Guido Rimonda. ''Red Mendelssohn''1720Inspiration for the 1998 film, ''The Red Violin'' Formerly part of the von Mendelssohn family quartet of Stradivari's in Berlin. ''Birsou''1721Formerly owned by Metropolitan Museum of Art. Joan Field, an American violinist (1915–1988) also known as one of its owners, played the Birsou from 1921 to 1929.In 2002, Joshua Bell recorded ''O'mio Babbino Caro'' on the Birsou. ''The MacMillan''1721Tossy SpivakovskyLoaned to Ray Chen through Young Concert Artists from 2008 to 2012; on loan to Ning Feng through Premiere Performances of Hong Kong (2012–present). ''Artot''1722Lorin Maazel''Jules Falk''1723Viktoria MullovaBought by the American violinist Jules Falk in 1907.A child prodigy, Falk joined the Philadelphia Orchestra under Stokowski aged 17 and was later music director of the Steel Pier in Atlantic City. He played this Stradivarius violin until his death in 1957. ''Jupiter; ex-Goding''1722Nippon Music FoundationOn loan to Ryu Goto; formerly to Midori Goto, Daishin Kashimoto, and Manrico Padovani. ''Laub-Petschnikoff''1722''Elman''1722Chimei MuseumOn loan to William Wei''Cádiz''1722Joseph FuchsOn loan to Jennifer Frautschi; named after the city of Cádiz, Spain. ''Rode''1722Currently used by Erzhan Kulibaev by courtesy of the Maggini Foundation. ''ex-Vallot''1722Edwin SherrardOberlin College (1989).2015 restored by John K. Becker of Chicago. ''Kiesewetter''; ''ex-Kiesewetter''1723Christophe KiesewetterClement and Karen Arrison.On loan to Philippe Quint brokered by the Stradivari Society. Left by Quint in taxi on 21 April 2008 and recovered the following day. Since 2010, on loan to Augustin Hadelich, through the Stradivari Society of Chicago. ''Earl Spencer''1723On loan to Nicola Benedetti. ''Sarasate''1724Owned by Cozio di Salabue, it was sold to Niccolò Paganini in 1817, at his death in 1840 by his son to Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume, then to Pablo de Sarasate who bequeathed it in 1909 to the Conservatoire de Musique in memory of his student days. On display at the museum. ''Ex-Szigeti, Ludwig''1724Bears the inscription: "Antonius Stradivarius Cremonensis faciebat Anno 1724". Since 1989 in the possession of the Landesbank Baden-Württemberg and is awarded to musicians to use. ''ex-Kavakos, Abergavenny''1724Leonidas Kavakos played it from 2010 to 2017. ''Brancaccio''1725Destroyed in an allied air raid on Berlin.Owned by Carl Flesch until 1928; sold to Franz von Mendelssohn, banker and amateur violinist. ''Chaconne''1725Oesterreichische NationalbankOn loan to Rainer Küchel. ''Leonardo da Vinci''1725Da Vinci family. ''Lubbock''1725Owned by French artist/musician Jean-Jacques Grasset until his death in 1839, owned and played by amateur musician Meugy and later owned and played by Miss Lubbock establishing its sobriquet as ''Lubbock''. ''Wilhelmj''1725Nippon Music FoundationOn loan to Baiba Skride; one of several Stradivari violins with the sobriquet ''"Wilhelmj"''.====Late period: 1726–1737==== Sobriquet Year Provenance Notes''Hubay''1726Played by Paganini, Hubay, Nai-Yuan Hu, Robert Gerle, Daniel Stabrawa. Currently played by Edvin Marton. ''Greville; Kreisler; Adams''1726Fritz Kreisler''Baron Deurbroucq''1727Formerly played by Janine Jansen''Barrere''1727Formerly on loan to Janine Jansen, now on loan to Rosanne Philippens. ''Benvenuti''1727Owned by Maurice Hasson. ''Davidoff-Morini''1727Owned by violinist Erica Morini, purchased for her by her father in Paris in 1924 for $10,000Missing: stolen in 1995. ''ex-General Dupont''1727Arthur GrumiauxOn loan to Frank Peter Zimmermann. ''Holroyd''1727Owned by Koh Gabriel Kameda.ex-''Kreutzer''1727Maxim VengerovOne of four Stradivari violins with the sobriquet ''Kreutzer'' (1701, 1720, 1731). ''ex-Reynier'' or ''Le Reynier''; ''Hart''; ''ex-Francescatti''1727LVMH since 1993 or 1994Salvatore AccardoNamed after Léon Reynier who won at the Concervatoire de Paris in 1847.On loan to Augustin Dumay. Previously played by Kirill Troussov (1997–2006) and Maxim Vengerov, who now owns and plays the Stradivarius ''Kreutzer''. ''Paganini-Conte Cozio di Salabue''1727Nippon Music FoundationThis violin, and the ''Paganini-Desaint'' violin of 1680, the ''Paganini-Mendelssohn'' viola of 1731 and the ''Paganini-Ladenburg'' cello of 1736, comprise the ''Paganini Quartet''. On loan to Pinchas Adt from Goldmund Quartet. ''Halphen''1727Angelika Prokopp Private FoundationOn loan to Eckhard Seifert. ''Vesuvius''1727Antonio BrosaRemo LauricellaTown of CremonaOn exhibition at Museo del Violino, Cremona, Italy.1727Suntory Foundation for ArtsOn loan to Shion Minami.''A. J. Fletcher; Red Cross Knight''1728A. J. Fletcher FoundationOn loan to Nicholas Kitchen of the Borromeo String Quartet; the instrument was made by Omobono Stradivarius.1728Australian Chamber Orchestra Instrument FundOn loan to Satu Vänskä, Assistant Leader of the orchestra. ''Artot-Alard''1728Endre BaloghA copy of this instrument was produced in 1996 by Gregg Alf and Joseph Curtin, using modern materials and methods; Balogh performs on both the 1728 original and the replica. ''Artôt-Godowsky'' 1728Named after first owner Alexandre Artôt. ''Dragonetti-Milanollo''1728On loan to Corey Cerovsek. ''Perkins''1728Los Angeles PhilharmonicNamed for Frederick Perkins; formerly owned by Luigi Boccherini. ''Benny''1729Jack BennyLos Angeles PhilharmonicBequeathed to the Los Angeles Philharmonic by Jack Benny. ''Solomon, ex-Lambert''1729Murray LambertSeymour SolomonSold at Christie's, New York for US$2,728,000 (€2,040,000). ''Innes''1729On loan to Eugen Sârbu; previously loaned to Henryk Wieniawski. ''Libon''1729Felipe LibonJosef Suk''Guarneri''1729Canada Council for the ArtsOn loan to Timothy Chooi, the younger brother of the 2009–2012 loan recipient Nikki Chooi, in 2012 named recipient of the Council's 1700 ''Taft'' Stradivari''Récamier''1729Ueno Fine Chemicals Industry, Ltd.On loan to Sayaka Shoji. ''Baldiani''1730Sold for $338,500 at Christie's, New York, in October 2008. ''Ex-Neveu''1730Marcel VatelotProduced by Omobono Stradivari. Purchased by Ginette Neveu in 1935 in order to enter the Wieniawski Competition. Was lost in a 1949 aircraft crash in the Azores along with Neveu. ''Royal Spanish''1730Anne Akiko MeyersOnce owned by the King of Spain. ''Tritton''1730Kolja Blacher''Lady Jeanne''1731Donald Kahn FoundationOn loan to Benjamin Schmid. ''Kreutzer''1731Huguette M. ClarkOne of four Stradivari violins with the sobriquet ''Kreutzer'' (1701, 1720, 1727). Failed to sell at Christie's in New York on 18 June 2014. ''Garcin''1731''Heifetz-Piel''1731Rudolph PielJascha Heifetz''? ''1731Pierre GerberHansheinz SchneebergerHansheinz Schneeberger, owner since 1959. ''Baillot''1732Fondazione Cassa di RisparmioLent to Giuliano Carmignola for the DG recording of ''Vivaldi: Concertos for Two Violins''. ''Duke of Alcantara''1732An obscure Spanish noblemanUCLAGenevieve Vedder donated the instrument to UCLA's music department in the 1960s. In 1967, the instrument was on loan to David Margetts. Whether it was left on the roof of his car or stolen is uncertain, but for 27 years the violin was considered missing until it was recovered from an amateur violinist who claimed to have found it on a freeway. A settlement was made and the Stradivarius was returned to UCLA in 1995. ''Red Diamond''1732Louis Von Spencer IV''Tom Taylor''1732Previously owned by Joshua Bell.1732Currently for sale at Peter Prier & Sons Violins in Salt Lake City, Utah. ''Arkwright Lady Rebecca Sylvan''1732Donated to the foundation by Sylvan in 2015. ''ex-Dollfus''1732Played by Helena Rathbone on loan from anonymous Australian benefactors''Des Rosiers''1733Angèle DubeauPreviously owned by Arthur Leblanc''Huberman; Kreisler''1733Bronisław HubermanFritz Kreisler''Khevenhüller''1733Yehudi Menuhin''Rode''1733Currently used by Vadim Repin''Ames''1734Roman TotenbergStolen in 1981, found June 2015, returned to Totenberg family on 6 August 2015.As of October 2018, it has been sold to an unknown author. ''Scotland University''1734Sau-Wing Lam CollectionCurrently used by Sergei Krylov by courtesy of the Fondazione Antonio Stradivari in Cremona. ''Baron Feilitzsch''; ''Heermann''1734 ''Habeneck''1734Royal Academy of Music''Herkules; Ysaÿe; ex-Szeryng'';  also ''Kinor David''1734Stolen from Ysaÿe during a concert in St. Petersburg in 1908; he had left it in the dressing room unattended. It reappeared at a shop in Paris in 1925.In 1972 Szeryng donated the instrument as ''Kinor David'' (David's fiddle) to the City of Jerusalem. According to his wish, the violin is to be played by the concertmaster of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. ''Willemotte''1734Maria Lidka;acquired by Leonidas Kavakos in 2017. ''Lord Amherst of Hackney''1734Fritz Kreisler''Lamoureux; ex-Zimbalist''1735Missing: stolen. ''Samazeuilh''1735Nippon Music FoundationOn loan to Ray Chen. ''Muntz''1736Nippon Music FoundationOn loan to Yuki Manuela Janke, concertmaster of the Staatskapelle Dresden. ''ex-Roussy''1736Chisako Takashima. ''Yale Stradivari''1736Yale University, Collection of Musical Instruments. ''Spiritus Sorsana''1736David Montagu''Yusupov''1736Russian State Collection, Glinka Museum, Moscow.Previously loaned to David Oistrakh (1930s–1941)''Comte d'Amaille''1737''Lord Norton''1737===Violas===There are twelve known extant Stradivari violas. Sobriquet Year Provenance Notes''Mahler''1672Habisreutinger FoundationThe first of the Stradivarius violas; currently on loan to French violist Antoine Tamestit. ''Tuscan-Medici Tenor''1690Ferdinando de' Medici, Grand Prince of TuscanyConservatorio Luigi Cherubini Galleria dell'Accademia Florence, ItalyOn exhibition Part of the Medici Quintet''Tuscan-Medici''1690Ferdinando de' Medici, Grand Prince of TuscanyCameron BairdCommissioned by Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany; currently on loan to the United States Library of Congress. Part of the Medici Quintet''Axelrod''1695Donated to the Smithsonian Institution in 1997 by Herbert R. Axelrod. Now part of the Axelrod quartet. ''Archinto''1696Royal Academy of Music.For elegance and grandeur, and in view of its remarkable state of preservation, the "Archinto" of 1696 is arguably the best example known. ''Spanish Court''1696Patrimonio Nacional, Palacio Real, Madrid, Spain.Collectively known as ''el Cuarteto Real'' (The Royal Quartet) when included with the violin duo ''los Decorados'' (''Spanish I and II'') and the ''Spanish Court'' cello of 1694. ''MacDonald''1719Felix M. WarburgPeter SchidlofPurchased as part of a quartet of Stradivari for $200,000 by banker Felix M. Warburg in the 1920s. The quartet was frequently loaned to the Musical Art Quartet for performances, where it was played by Louis Kaufman.Was to be sold at auction through London musical instruments auction house Ingles & Hayday in conjunction with Sotheby's in Spring 2014 via silent auction. Winning bid was to be announced on 25 June 2014, but the instrument failed to attract a buyer matching the minimum bid of $45 million. ''Lux; Castelbarco''1714Fridart FoundationConverted from viol to viola by Jean Baptiste Vuillaume. ''The Russian''1715Russian State Collection''Cassavetti''1727United States Library of CongressPresented by Gertrude Clarke Whittall. ''Paganini-Mendelssohn''1731Nippon Music FoundationThis viola, and the ''Paganini-Desaint'' violin of 1680, the ''Paganini-Conte Cozio di Salabue'' violin of 1727 and the ''Paganini-Ladenburg'' cello of 1736, comprise the ''Paganini Quartet''. On loan to Christoph Vandory from Goldmund Quartet. Formerly part of the von Mendelssohn family quartet of Stradivari's in Berlin. ''Gibson''1734Habisreutinger FoundationCurrently on loan to violist Ursula Sarnthein of the Swiss string trio Trio Oreade.===Cellos===Antonio Stradivari built between 70 and 80 cellos in his lifetime, of which 63 are extant. Sobriquet Year Provenance Notes''ex Vatican Stradivarius''1620*/1703Emmanuel Gradoux-Matt, New York Bought by Philip Glass for Wendy SutterAcademia de Arte de Florencia (Mexico), on loan to Nadège RochatOriginally made by Nicolo Amati as a viola da gamba c. 1620, reworked into a cello by Amati's student, Antonio Stradivari. ''ex-Du Pré; ex-Harrell''1673''General Kyd; ex-Leo Stern''1684Leo SternLos Angeles PhilharmonicRobert deMaineStolen in 2004 and later recovered. ''Marylebone''1688Donated to the Smithsonian Institution in 1997 by Herbert R. Axelrod; part of the Axelrod quartet. ''Medici''1690Ferdinando de' Medici, Grand Prince of TuscanyConservatorio Luigi Cherubini Galleria dell'Accademia Florence, ItalyDisplayed to the public in the Museo degli Strumenti Musicali as part of the collection of the Conservatorio Luigi Cherubini, accessed through the Galleria dell'Accademia; part of the Medici Quintet. The Medici Cello is one of the only three surviving Stradivari cellos of large dimensions that have not been reduced in size''Barjansky''1690Alexandre BarjanskyJulian Lloyd Webber''ex-Gendron; ex-Lord Speyer''1693Edgar Speyer; Kunststiftung NRWOn loan to Maria Kliegel; previously loaned to Maurice Gendron (1958–1990). ''Spanish Court'' or ''Decorado''1694Patrimonio Nacional, Palacio Real, Madrid, SpainCollectively known as ''Quinteto Real'' or ''Quinteto Palatino'' (The Royal Quintet or Palace Quintet) when included with the violin duo, ''los Decorados'' (''Spanish I and II'' 1687–1689), ''Bajo Palatino'' cello of 1700 and the ''Spanish Court'' viola of 1696.Is the original quartet. See Juan Ruiz Casaux. ''Bajo Palatino''1700Patrimonio Nacional, Palacio Real, Madrid, Spaincollectively known as ''Quinteto Palatino'' or ''Quinteto Palatino'' (The Royal Quintet or Palace Quintet) when included with the violin duo, ''los Decorados'' (''Spanish I and II''), ''Spanish Court'' cello of 1694 and the ''Spanish Court'' viola of 1696. ''Bonjour''1696Abel BonjourRobert CohenCanada Council for the ArtsOn loan to Bryan Cheng. ''Lord Aylesford''1696Nippon Music FoundationOn loan to Pablo Ferrández; previously loaned to Danjulo Ishizaka and Janos Starker (1950–1965). ''Castelbarco''1699United States Library of CongressPresented by Gertrude Clarke Whittall. ''Cholmondeley Cello''1698Anonymous collectorPurchased in 1988 for a record 682,000 (1.2 million)''Stauffer; ex-Cristiani''1700Jean Louis DuportElise Barbier CristianiOn display at the Civic Museum of Cremona. ''Servais''1701National Museum of American HistoryOn loan to Anner Bylsma. ''Paganini-Countess of Stanlein''1707Bernard GreenhouseSold in January 2012 for ca. $6 million to Montreal arts patron; (later identified as Jacqueline Desmarais) on loan to Stéphane Tétreault. ''Boni-Hegar''1707owned by Norwegian art collector, Christen SveaasOn loan to Andreas Brantelid''Boccherini; Romberg''1709Formerly played by Pablo Casals. ''Markevitch; Delphino''1709Owned by the Fridart Foundation. ''Gore Booth; Baron Rothschild ''1710Rocco FilippiniGustav Bloch-BauerStolen by the Nazis from Gustav Bloch-Bauer in 1938, and remained with the German authorities until 1956.The cello features in the movie ''Woman in Gold'', being played by Bloch-Bauer, who had been loaned the instrument for life by the Rothschild family. ''Duport''1711Mstislav Rostropovich (1974–2007)''Mara''1711Heinrich SchiffAmedeo Baldovino Lost in July 1963 when Montevideo-Buenos Aires ferry caught fire and sank; later recovered in pieces in its case and rebuilt by W.E. Hill & Sons. ''Davidov''1712Count Matvei Wielhorski (1794–1866)Karl DavidovJacqueline du PréOn loan to Yo-Yo Ma. ''Batta''1714Currently displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City. ''de Vaux''1717On loan to Adam Klocek. ''Amaryllis Fleming''1717ex-Blair-Oliphant, ex-Hegar, ex-Kühn, ex-KüchlerFormerly owned by Amaryllis Fleming, half sister to writers Ian and Peter Fleming. Neck, head and table are not original, after extensive repairs in the 18th century by the Spanish luthier José Contreras; auctioned in 2008. ''Becker''1719 ''Piatti''1720 Carlos PrietoFormerly part of the von Mendelssohn family quartet of Stradivari's in Berlin. ''Vaslin, La Belle Blonde''1723LVMHOwned by Olive-Charlier Vaslin from 1827-1869.Displayed at the South Kensington Special Exhibition of 1872.Purchased as part of a quartet of Stradivari for $200,000 by banker Felix M. Warburg in the 1920s. The quartet was frequently loaned to the Musical Art Quartet for performances, where it was played by Marie Roemaet-Rosanov.Other owners included Narcisse Girard, Jules Gallay, and Martin Lovett.On loan to Henri Demarquette. ''Baudiot''1725Gregor PiatigorskyBequeathed to Evan Drachman by his grandfather Gregor Piatigorsky. ''Chevillard''1725Museu da Música, Lisbon''Marquis de Corberon; ex-Loeb''1726Royal Academy of MusicFormerly owned by Hugo Becker and Audrey Melville, who bequeathed it to the RAM in 1960.Melville's friend, Zara Nelsova, held it until her death in 2002, as a condition of Melville's bequest. Currently on loan to Steven Isserlis. ''Comte de Saveuse''1726Comte de Saveuse d'Abbeville, Edward Latter, Archibald Hartnell, Michael Edmonds, subsequently lent to Michael Evans. ''De Munck; ex-Feuermann''1730On loan to Camille Thomas''Pawle''1730Chimei MuseumOnce loaned to Yo-Yo Ma in 1999 when ''Petunia''s neck was damaged before a concert in Taiwan. ''Braga''1731On loan to Myung-wha Chung. ''Stuart''1732Frederick the Great, Steven HonigbergAccording to Vladimir Putin, his friend Sergei Roldugin bought the instrument for $12M. ''Paganini-Ladenburg''1736Nippon Music Foundation.This cello, and the ''Paganini-Desaint'' violin of 1686, the ''Paganini-Conte Cozio di Salabue'' violin of 1727 and the ''Paganini-Mendelssohn'' viola of 1731, comprise the ''Paganini Quartet''. On loan to Raphael Paratore from Goldmund Quartet .===Guitars===Five complete guitars by Stradivari exist, and a few fragments of others – including the neck of a sixth guitar, owned by the Conservatoire de Musique in Paris. These guitars have ten (doubled, five-course) strings, which was typical of the era. Sobriquet Year Provenance Notes''Hill''1688Ashmolean Museum at Oxford Universityex-Kabayao-Dolfus Stradivarius 1724''Sabionari''1679(Owned by a private collector)Currently the only playable Stradivari guitar. Contemporary to the early painted violins "Sunrise" and "Hellier". Like many other baroque guitars, it had been redesigned to follow the instrumental practice at the beginning of the 19th century. Recently it was restored by Lorenzo Frignani to the original baroque configuration with five-course strings. ''Rawlins''1700National Music Museum, South Dakota.Previously owned by violinist Louis Krasner. ''Vuillaume''1711Cite de la Musique, Paris Owned by Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume; acquired 1880===Harps===The only surviving Stradivarius harp is the ''arpetta'' (little harp), owned by San Pietro a Maiella Music Conservatory in Naples, Italy.===Mandolins===There are two known extant Stradivari mandolins. The ''Cutler-Challen Choral Mandolino'' of 1680 is in the collection of the National Music Museum at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion, South Dakota. The other, dated c. 1706, is owned by private collector Charles Beare of London. Known as Mandolino Coristo, it has eight strings.===Bows===A Stradivarius bow, The King Charles IV Violin Bow attributed to the Stradivari Workshop, is currently in the collection of the National Music Museum Object number: 04882, at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion, South Dakota. The Rawlins Gallery violin bow, NMM 4882, is attributed to the workshop of Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, c. 1700.This is one of two bows attributed to the workshop of Antonio Stradivari. The other was part of the Amaryllis Fleming Collection, the Paul Rosenbaum Collection, and the Maurice and Marta Clare Collection. It is currently in a private collection in Munich.
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