Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1709, the 'Nachez'
Violin: 41358
Labeled, "Antonius Stradiuarius Cremonensis Faciebat Anno 17.9."
Back: One-piece
Varnish: Reddish-yellow
Length of back: 35.7 cm
Upper bouts: 16.8 cm
Middle bouts: 11 cm
Lower bouts: 20.6 cm
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Notes:
"This is the violin: the Tivadar Nachéz Stradivari of 1703. The label inside says 1709 but the dealer thinks earlier, and the top dates from 1727, much later. The theory is that the violin's top was cracked so the owner took it back to Stradivari, who made a new one and put it on."Provenance
| until 1900 | Tivador Nachèz |
| 1900-1929 | Kurt Vogel |
| 1929-1930 | Emil Herrmann, New York |
| from 1930 | Dr. Albert Sommer |
| in 1963 | Current owner |
Known players
Elisabetta Garetti
References
Triennale internazionale degli strumenti ad arco, Cremona (illustrated)- How Many Strads? (1999 edition), Doring, Bein & Fushi, Bein & Fushi, Chicago, 1999
- Mostra di Antonio Stradivari (Palazzo Borromeo - Isola Bella), Turris Editrice, Cremona (illustrated)
- The Strad, December, 2003, Carlo Chiesa, Newsquest Specialist Media, London (illustrated)
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)
- The Road Ahead
- Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Herbert K. Goodkind, Larchmont, NY (illustrated)