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...investments. Graddy's data indicate that between 1850 and April of this year, the value of professional-quality instruments rose in real terms (i.e., after inflation) about 3% annually. High-end violins have appreciated at much higher rates - particularly rare instruments made by Italian masters like Stradivari, Amati and Guarneri...
...Using the ashes of minute wood samples, Nagyvary analyzed the chemical makeup of violins made by Stradivari and a contemporary Cremonese maker Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù, whose violins are thought to be near equals to Strads. The ashes of the Strad's wood contained numerous chemicals - most notably borax and chromium - that suggest it had been aggressively treated with a varnish designed to protect against infestation. The analysis also found that the organic matrix of Stradivari's wood was damaged and weakened, almost certainly by the application of the mineral preservative, leading Nagyvary to speculate that the wood...
...keys to Stradivari's greatness, it can't be the only one, for the simple reason that not all Strads sound the same. Ehnes recently released a DVD, Homage, in which he performed on 12 instruments in the Fulton Collection in Seattle - probably the greatest collection of Stradivari and Guarneri violins in the world. Each Strad had its own voice, he says, although there also existed a "family resemblance" throughout the collection. "When I played these instruments I got the feeling that there were a thousand reasons why they were so great. There will never be one secret," he says...
...other musical instrument, and customers want an item of beauty as well as excellent tonal quality. "No two violins sound the same," says Gliga general manager Sandu Stroe. "Like people, each one is unique." Instruments made in Italy in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries by the legendary Amati, Guarneri and Stradivari families sell for millions, even as musicians and dealers argue passionately about the superiority of originals over modern copies...
...Guarneri String Quartet has long enchanted its patrons. The Dallas Morning News recently described them as being "really quite perfect." And although the creation of music--of an art based upon interpretation and perception--can arguably never reach a state of perfection, one thing for certain is that last Friday in Jordan Hall, the Guarneri String Quartet came about as close as any string quartet...