Aug 26, 2015 this pin was discovered by john cradick. Antonio stradivari 1644 1737 made about 1,200 violins in his lifetime and sold them only to the very rich, primarily the royalty. Simone fernando sacconi, the secrets of stradivari cremona. The secrets of stradivari by sacconi,simone f and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. His book explains the construction techniques used by stradivari with clarity and precision and it is considered an indispensable reference for both professional and novice violin makers. The secrets of stradivari, simne sacconi how to make bows, book. The book is hard bound, with dust jacket, 284 pages, 1979 edition printed printed in cremona italy by tipolito padana. Antonio stradivari was a famous italian instrumentmaker who designed the longstrad violins.
The secrets of stradivari, with the catalogue of the stradivarian. A search for the secrets of craftsmanship, sound, and stradivari paperback. There is a very fine book of sacconi instruments published in the 1990s i. He reaches mightily to understand and document the particulars of stradivaris making. Libreria del convegno, 1979 reprint by eric blot edizioni. At the end of the book there is a fascinating catalog of tools, forms, and other artifacts from old cremona and ground breaking book, but copies are rare and truly expensive. Cremona violins world scientific publishing company. Stradivaris teacher crossword clue answer crossword. This book contains a brief account of the history of cremona violins the. Moreover, eric obtained the to sacconis the secrets of stradivari in 1999.
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Sacconis secrets of stradivari is probably by far the most read violin book. Both stradivari and guarneri would have wanted to treat their violins to. You are bidding on a book titled the secrets of stradivari subtitled with the catalog of stradivari relics contained in the civic museum ala ponzone of cremona by simone f. Scientists are trying to uncover what makes stradivarius. Scientists are trying to uncover what makes stradivarius violins special but are they wasting their time. Though not strictly an a to b to c on building a violin, it nevertheless provides one with critical data in the art. Cremona violins occupy a unique and storied place in violin history. Secrets of stradivarius unique violin sound revealed. His book explains the construction techniques used by stradivari with clarity and precision. The violin and the art of measurement, french luthier and polymath francois denis showed how.
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