Carlo Bergonzi I, Cremona, 1733, the 'd'Aranyi, Fachiri'
Violin: 43004
Back: Two-piece
Top: of straight grain, widening towards the edges
Scroll: probably not original, possibly by 'filius Andrea'
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Varnish: Deep red
Length of back: 35.1 cm
Upper bouts: 16.5 cm
Middle bouts: 10.4 cm
Lower bouts: 20.4 cm
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Provenance
Adolphe Pollitzer | |
Charles Davis | |
Richard Davis | |
from 1924 | Jelly D'Aranyi |
in 1948 | Adrienne Fachiri Camilloni |
until 1977 | Isaac Stern |
in 1977 | Sold by Jacques Français |
from 1977 | Current owner |
Known players
Michael Schnitzler
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Jacques Français, New York, NY (1977) #2006.
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References
- Violins & Violinists, December, 1948, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago
Carlo Bergonzi: A Cremonese Master Unveiled (supplement to The Strad, June, 2010), Christopher Reuning, editor, Consorzio Liutai Antonio Stradivari, Cremona (illustrated)
- Correspondence with Michael Schnitzler, May, 2008
Historic women performers: d'Aranyi Sisters, Cozio Carteggio feature, Alessandra Barabaschi, June 26, 2019
Taxe der Streichinstrumente (10th edition), Albert Fuchs, Musikverlag Friedrich Hofmeister, Hofheim am Taunus (illustrated)
The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)
W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)