{"id":402,"date":"2022-07-15T15:15:25","date_gmt":"2022-07-15T14:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.thestradshop.com\/store\/product\/antonio-stradivari-archinto-viola-1696-poster\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T18:53:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T17:53:02","slug":"antonio-stradivari-archinto-viola-1696-poster","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.thestradshop.com\/store\/thestrad\/antonio-stradivari-archinto-viola-1696-poster\/","title":{"rendered":"Antonio Stradivari &#8216;Archinto&#8217; viola 1696 poster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By popular demand, The Strad is republishing one of its most sought-after posters &#8211; the 1696 &#8216;Archinto&#8217; Stradivari viola &#8211; with brand new photography that brings out the colours and craftsmanship like never before. One of the treasures of London&#8217;s Royal Academy of Music, the &#8216;Archinto&#8217; provides a model for luthiers to admire and copy even in the 21st century.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8216;The 1696 Stradivari \u2018Archinto\u2019 viola is one of the most beautiful instruments in the world. It was made at a very felicitous time, just as the great master\u2019s red varnish was reaching perfection and his designs \u2014 encapsulated in the gorgeous long pattern violins \u2014 were at their most elegant&#8230; The tone is archetypal Stradivari; clear and pure across all the strings, with a quick response and good articulation. In the hands of a great player it provides a wide range of tone colour. In contrast to the typically Brescian sound, it is more violin-like in quality and reveals a slight lack of potency in the lowest string.&#8217;<\/em> &#8211; John Dilworth in the June 1996 issue<\/p>\n<p><strong>Includes measurements, thickness and arching maps.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By popular demand, The Strad is republishing one of its most sought-after posters &#8211; the 1696 &#8216;Archinto&#8217; Stradivari viola &#8211; with brand new photography that brings out the colours and craftsmanship like never before. One of the treasures of London&#8217;s Royal Academy of Music, the &#8216;Archinto&#8217; provides a model for luthiers to admire and copy even in the 21st century.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8216;The 1696 Stradivari \u2018Archinto\u2019 viola is one of the most beautiful instruments in the world. It was made at a very felicitous time, just as the great master\u2019s red varnish was reaching perfection and his designs \u2014 encapsulated in the gorgeous long pattern violins \u2014 were at their most elegant&#8230; The tone is archetypal Stradivari; clear and pure across all the strings, with a quick response and good articulation. In the hands of a great player it provides a wide range of tone colour. In contrast to the typically Brescian sound, it is more violin-like in quality and reveals a slight lack of potency in the lowest string.&#8217;<\/em> &#8211; John Dilworth in the June 1996 issue<\/p>\n<p><strong>Includes measurements, thickness and arching maps.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestradshop.com\/store\/product-category\/the-strad-merchandise\/the-strad-merchandise-posters\/\">posters<\/a> are shipped separately from other products. One tube can hold up to 10 posters. 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