At the link, about half way down on the right is a "Watch the Video" link...of you want to hear this treasure being played. :)
Thank you for the neat post....
What a magnificent story. Thanks for sharing this.
"A violin needs to be played and regularly looked after by experts in order to remain in great shape. An instrument like this is part of the cultural inheritance of us all and should be enjoyed by as many people as possible.
Oh, thank you, thank you. Both to the poster of this article and the owner of that instrument. We need more people like this in classical music. I have a friend who went through the same thing with an old cello - not a Strad, but from Cremona in the same period - and she woke it from a long sleep. The sound is just heavenly.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
For your list.
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Although the mystique of these instruments is legendary, and as much as I hate to suggest such things, I would think some kind of instrument foundation that serves as the caretaker of such instruments might be in order. The foundation would ensure that the instruments are carefully tracked, and would have the resources to keep the instruments in the public eye, and safe when they travel. Creations like the Stradivarius violins are cultural artifacts and works of art, and as noted elsewhere in this post deserve to remain available to the public. I realize that such a foundation could be subject to petty politics, and that deserving players might not always be allowed to use an instrument, but it seems better to me than to allow such things as happened to the Lipinski to occur (dropping from sight for a decade). Such instruments are now so old that regular playing and maintenance are vital to their survival.
Q: What's the difference between a fiddle and a violin?
A: About $300,000.00
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Q: How can you tell if a violin is out of tune?
A: The bow is moving.
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Congradulations Tom Strini. This is great. Like finding a sunken treasure.
Let’s pray he doesn’t forget it in a taxi one day...
Bookmark cool post.
I took violin in elementary school and learned to play a rather brutal “silent night” for a school program.
I am willing to resume my career if someone will give me a valuable violin. It doesn’t have to be a Strad but I’ll promise to practice more often if it is.
sign me, 68 and waiting breathlessly in Texas.
Thank you for posting this.
The owner seems pretty brilliant himself. Good on him!