Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1720, the 'Rochester'
Violin: 41492
Bearing its original label.
Back: One-piece of medium curl slanting from left to right
Top: of fine grain
Scroll: of wood similar to back
Ribs: of broader and less pronounced curl
Varnish: Red-brown
Length of back: 35.4 cm
Upper bouts: 16.8 cm
Middle bouts: 10.8 cm
Lower bouts: 20.8 cm
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Provenance
| John Betts | |
| until 1877 | Alderman Coles |
| 1877-1880 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| 1880-1885 | Professor Price |
| from 1885 | George Alfred Gibson |
| until 1929 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| in 1929 | Robert Augustus Bower |
| in 1929 | Sold by Emil Herrmann, New York |
| 1929-1965 | Dr. Arthur Bloch |
| from 1965 | William MacNeil Rodewald, Jr. |
| until 1998 | Jacques Français |
| in 1998 | Dr Herbert R. Axelrod |
| from 1998 | Dietmar Machold |
| in 2000 | Tsugio Tokunaga |
| in 2003 | Sold by Kenneth Warren & Son |
| in 2006 | Current owner |
Known players
Alexander Brott, Tsugio Tokunaga
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Kenneth Warren & Son (photocopy), Chicago, IL (2003)- Certificate: Machold Rare Violins, Ltd, Vienna (1998) X-1589.
- Bill of sale: Emil Herrmann, New York, New York, NY (1965)
- Certificate: Jacques Français, New York, NY (1965)
- Certificate: Emil Herrmann, New York, New York, NY (1937)
- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1927)
Letter: Alfred E. Hill, London (1927) To Mr. Bower.
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References
Antonius Stradivarius (Volumes I-IV), Jost Thöne, Jan Röhrmann, Alessandra Barabaschi, Jost Thöne Verlag, Cologne, 2010 (illustrated)- Evelyn & Herbert Axelrod Stringed Instrument Collection, Herbert Axelrod (illustrated)
- Antonius Stradivarius, Cremona 1720: Ex-Rochester, Amati, New York (illustrated)
- How Many Strads? (1999 edition), Doring, Bein & Fushi, Bein & Fushi, Chicago, 1999 (illustrated)
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Box 57 (illustrated)
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)
- The Stradivari Memorial (1977), William Dana Orcutt, Da Capo Press, New York (illustrated)
- Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Herbert K. Goodkind, Larchmont, NY (illustrated)