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tarisio.com
Alessandra Barabaschi reports on three Stradivari instruments associated with Medici in Florence: a 1690 cello, a 1690 and 1716 violins, and a 1716 violin, now housed by the Conservatory and exhibited at the Galleria dell’Accademia as part of the de’ Medici collection.
wmur.com
A Dartmouth College student says her prized violin was stolen in California last month. The instrument, made in London in the early 1800s, is valued at $20,000 and was loaned to a friend for a music school audition.
abc.net.au
The story discusses Bathurst's Mitchell Conservatorium of Music receiving a unique quartet of string instruments crafted by luthier Peter Reid of Orange. The set, including two violins, a viola, and a cello, features backs, necks and sides from Tasmanian Blackwood and belly plates from a single slab of 1,000-year-old King William Pine. The Gelin family, Ben and Martha Gelin, funded the gift to secure the instruments for long-term use by the conservatorium.
kvraudio.com
VirHarmonic announces the Bohemian Violin as part of the Soul Capture Series, featuring a Virtual Performer to manage articulation and bow selections for composers using the UVI Workstation. The instrument offers two arc types with multiple dynamic layers, round robin variations, and additional dynamics including sustains, dimunuendos, spiccatos, and pizzicato, enabling a range of bowing and expression on each note.
kesslerandsons.com
The page discusses Scott Cao discontinuing the Kreisler model for the 750 and 750E Artistic Series, while continuing to stock the Kreisler on the 850 and 950 models. It notes that after discontinuation, the 750/750E will offer artistic recreations including Cannon 1743, Brusilow 1743, Soil 1714, and Gibson 1713, with Cannon becoming the primary stocked option. The 750E Violin – Artistic Series Kreisler Model is introduced as part of the Artistic Series, honoring historic violins and indicating ongoing quality, training, and a trial/return policy.
10news.com
The article reports that a handmade Italian Matteo Mazzotti violin was stolen in a string of burglaries in a Scripps Ranch neighborhood. The family values the violin highly, with a reported price tag of about $6,000; other stolen items included a guitar, computer, and a KitchenAid mixer.
thetimes.com
The Times reports Florian Leonhard, a London-based instrument dealer, restorer and maker, claims up to a third of violins in the $20,000 to $100,000 range are fake within a $4 billion annual market; he notes a Czech millionaire was duped paying $50 million for what he believed were 18th-century classics, receiving three $500 violins instead. The piece discusses widespread faking, the difficulty of authenticating Stradivarius instruments, and the perception of instruments as investments.