Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1694, the 'Irish, Burgundy, St. Sebastien, Maaskoff'
Violin: 40783
Bearing its original label.
Back: One-piece, with small wings added to the lower flanks; flaming is similar to the 1698 Weinberger
Top: of fine grain
Scroll: of wide curl
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Varnish: Dark reddish-brown
Length of back: 36.2 cm
Upper bouts: 16 cm
Middle bouts: 10.8 cm
Lower bouts: 20 cm
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Notes:
"This remarkably preserved 'Long Strad' may logically be called 'The Burgundy' because of its sparkling, powerful tone and the fact that it once was owned by a wine merchant."Violin-of-the-Month, String Player, Vol. 4, No. 1
Dated 1693.
Stradivarius-Guarnerius del Gesù: Catalogue descriptif de leurs instruments, Charles-Eugène Gand, Stradivarius-Guarnerius del Gesù: Catalogue descriptif de leurs instruments (Facsimile of Gand's notes from 1870-91), Spa
Provenance
| Cardinal Garcia of Cadiz | |
| Allen Dowell | |
| Sweetman | |
| Richard Levey | |
| Sold by W. E. Hill & Sons | |
| Thomas Baker | |
| from 1885 | M. G. Meier |
| from 1890 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| in 1902 | J. H. Muirhead |
| until 1909 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1909 | George W. Wedekind |
| until 1931 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1931 | Anton Maaskoff |
| in 1945 | Ansley K. Salz |
| 1950-1954 | Roger N. Chittolini |
| until 1954 | Rembert Wurlitzer Inc. |
| 1954-2003 | Dr. F. William Sunderman |
| ... | ... |
| in 2015 | Current owner |
Known players
Anton Maaskoff, Richard Levey
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Emil Herrmann, New York, New York, NY (1954)- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1931)
- Certificate: Rembert Wurlitzer Inc., New York, NY
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References
- Antonio Stradivari and His Instruments, William Henley, Amati Publishing, Ltd., Sussex, 1961
Violins & Violinists, August-September, 1945, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago (illustrated)- Private Archives - 10746
Reuning & Son Violins – Connoisseurs and Dealers in Violins, Violas, 'Cellos and Their Bows- Stradivarius-Guarnerius del Gesù: Catalogue descriptif de leurs instruments (Facsimile of Gand's notes from 1870-91), Charles-Eugène Gand, Les Amis de la Musique, Spa
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)
- Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Herbert K. Goodkind, Larchmont, NY (illustrated)
- String Player, Vol. 4, No. 1 (illustrated)