Carlo Bergonzi I, Cremona, 1733, the 'd'Aranyi, Fachiri'
Violin: 43004
Back: Two-piece
Top: of straight grain, widening towards the edges
Scroll: probably not original, possibly by 'filius Andrea'
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Varnish: Deep red
Length of back: 35.1 cm
Upper bouts: 16.5 cm
Middle bouts: 10.4 cm
Lower bouts: 20.4 cm
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Provenance
| Adolphe Pollitzer | |
| Charles Davis | |
| Richard Davis | |
| from 1924 | Jelly D'Aranyi |
| in 1948 | Adrienne Fachiri Camilloni |
| until 1977 | Isaac Stern |
| in 1977 | Sold by Jacques Français |
| from 1977 | Current owner |
Known players
Michael Schnitzler
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Jacques Français, New York, NY (1977) #2006.
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References
- Violins & Violinists, December, 1948, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago
Carlo Bergonzi: A Cremonese Master Unveiled (supplement to The Strad, June, 2010), Christopher Reuning, editor, Consorzio Liutai Antonio Stradivari, Cremona (illustrated)- Correspondence with Michael Schnitzler, May, 2008
Historic women performers: d'Aranyi Sisters, Cozio Carteggio feature, Alessandra Barabaschi, June 26, 2019- Taxe der Streichinstrumente (10th edition), Albert Fuchs, Musikverlag Friedrich Hofmeister, Hofheim am Taunus (illustrated)
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)
- W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)