Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1725, the 'Chaconne, Hammig'
Violin: 40703
Bearing its original label, "Antonius Stradivarius Cremonensis Faciebat Anno 1725", the last two digits being handwritten.
Back: Two-piece, quarter-cut, displaying vigorous flaming that drops slightly to the outside; there is an almond-shaped inset in the lower part of the center joint
Top: Two matching pieces; there is a knot near the upper corner on the bass side
Scroll: of heavily flamed wood
Ribs: of wood matching back, more widely flamed
Varnish: Reddish-brown over a golden-yellow base
Length of back: 35.3 cm
Upper bouts: 16.1 cm
Middle bouts: 10.9 cm
Lower bouts: 20.2 cm
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Notes:
Supposedly, the name derives from the fact that Joachim found the tone to be especially suitable for the interpretation of Bach's "Chaconne."Masterpieces of Violin-Making, Rudolf Hopfner, Rudolf Hopfner, Masterpieces of Violin-Making: The Collection of Bowed Stringed Instruments of the Oesterreische Nationalbank, Milan
Provenance
| from 1907 | Wilhelm Hermann Hammig |
| Sold by Henry Werro | |
| until 1958 | Philipp Hammig |
| from 1958 | Hamma & Co. |
| in 1963 | Maurice Rubeli |
| ... | ... |
| 1981-1987 | Norbert Brainin |
| ... | ... |
| from 1989 and in 2002 | Oesterreichische Nationalbank |
Known players
Joseph Joachim, Norbert Brainin, Rainer Küchl
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Machold Rare Violins, Ltd, Vienna (1989)- Certificate: John & Arthur Beare, London (1959)
- Certificate: Hamma & Co., Stuttgart (1954)
- Certificate: Philipp Hammig, Berlin (1952)
- Certificate: Max Möller & Son, Amsterdam (1939)
- Dendrochronology report: John C. Topham, Surrey Dating the youngest tree ring to 1715.
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References
Antonio Stradivari and His Instruments, William Henley, Amati Publishing, Ltd., Sussex, 1961 (illustrated)- Antonius Stradivarius (Volumes I-IV), Jost Thöne, Jan Röhrmann, Alessandra Barabaschi, Jost Thöne Verlag, Cologne, 2010 (illustrated)
- Encyclopedia of Violin-Makers, Volume 2, Karel Jalovec, Paul Hamlyn Ltd., London (illustrated)
- Italian Violin Makers (1964), Karel Jalovec, Paul Hamlyn, London, 1964
- Italienische Geigenbauer (1957), Karel Jalovec, Artia, Prague, 1957 (illustrated)
- Masterpieces of Violin-Making: The Collection of Bowed Stringed Instruments of the Oesterreische Nationalbank, Rudolf Hopfner, Skira, Milan (illustrated)
- Mostra di Antonio Stradivari (Palazzo Borromeo - Isola Bella), Turris Editrice, Cremona (illustrated)
Startseite - Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB)- Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Herbert K. Goodkind, Larchmont, NY (illustrated)
- W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)