Great Instruments – Reserved Final Copy

***RESERVED FINAL COPY ***

Every generation of violin makers has sought to analyse and understand the classic forms, and, for the past 122 years, the violin world’s leading experts have assessed the latest research into the finest instruments in the pages of The Strad. Great Instruments includes 15 authoritative and beautifully illustrated articles from the past ten years, which provide unique insights into some of the world’s most celebrated stringed instruments.

Full list of featured instruments

1. c.1566 Andrea Amati Violin
2. c.1600 Brothers Amati Cello
3. 1618 Henry Jaye Viol
4. c.1650 Jacob Stainer Tenor viola
5. 1709 Antonio Stradivari ‘Viotti’ violin
6. 1715 Antonio Stradivari ‘Titian’ violin
7. 1716 Antonio Stradivari ‘Messiah’ violin
8. 1717 Domenico Montagnana Violin
9. 1717 Pietro Giacomo Rogeri Cello
10. 1721 Antonio Stradivari ‘Kruse’ violin
11. 1735 Guarneri ‘del Gesu’ ‘Plowden’ violin
12. 1736 Carlo Bergonzi Violin
13. 1736 Guarneri ‘del Gesu ‘Cessole’, ‘Teja-Ferni’
14. 1740 Domenico Montagnana Cello
15. 1808 Nicolas Lupot Violin