Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1699, the 'Kustendyke'
Violin: 40654
Bearing its original label.
Back: Two-piece
Top: Fine-grained
Scroll: still bears traces of the original black edging
Varnish: rich red-brown
Length of back: 36.0 cm
Upper bouts: 16 cm
Middle bouts: 10.95 cm
Lower bouts: 20.1 cm
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Notes:
Exhibited at the Leeds Festival, Musical Instrument Section, in 1958.Antonio Stradivari and His Instruments, William Henley, William Henley, Antonio Stradivari and His Instruments, Sussex
"What makes this violin in some ways a transitional instrument is the arching, which is fuller and stronger around the edges than in Stradivari's previous work, and far more o than the earliest Amatise violins. The corners are also reduced a little in length, giving slightly more weight to the outline in general, again strengthened by the purfling, which is like that of the 'Archinto': broader and sharper in the black lines compared with the lightly traced inlay of the 'Arditi'."
Antonio Stradivari - Catalogue of the 2008 Exhibit in Montpelier, Peter Biddulph, Frédéric Chaudière & John Dilworth, Antonio Stradivari - Catalogue of the 2008 Exhibit in Montpelier, Montpelier
Provenance
| until 1927 | Baron von Kustendyke |
| in 1927 | Sold by Puttick & Simpson |
| from 1927 | General Kahn |
| Sold by Hart & Son | |
| until 1961 | Mrs C. Agnes Scott |
| from 1961 | Royal Academy of Music, London |
Known players
Colin Sauer, Lydia Mordkovitch, Xue Wei
Certificates & Documents
- Dendrochronology report: John C. Topham, Surrey (2000) Dating the youngest tree ring to 1681.
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References
Antonio Stradivari - Catalogue of the 2008 Exhibit in Montpelier, Peter Biddulph, Frédéric Chaudière & John Dilworth, Musée Fabre / Actes Sud, Montpelier (illustrated)- Antonio Stradivari and His Instruments, William Henley, Amati Publishing, Ltd., Sussex, 1961 (illustrated)
- How Many Strads? (1999 edition), Doring, Bein & Fushi, Bein & Fushi, Chicago, 1999
- I Capolavori Cremonesi della Royal Academy of Music, Consorzio Liutai Antonio Stradivari, Cremona (illustrated)
- Masterpieces of Italian Violin Making, David Rattray, Outline Press, London (illustrated)
Museum & Collections - What’s on - Royal Academy of Music- W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)