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“The collection, which is unsurpassed in its comprehensive scope, illustrates the development of musical instruments from all cultures and eras… Famous violins by Antonio Stradivari; guitars that belonged to the great Spanish classical guitarist Andrés Segovia; rare Asian and African instruments made of precious materials; and exquisite instruments from the Renaissance and Baroque eras.” – CIMICM

The collection includes 100’s of violin artifacts including those below:

• ex “Kurtz” Violin by Andrea Amati, ca. 1560
• “The Antonius” Violin by Antonio Stradivari 1711
• Violin by Joachim Tielke ca. 1685
• “The Gould” Violin by Antonio Stradivari 1693
• “The Francesca” Violin by Antonio Stradivari 1694
• Violin by Nicolò Amati 1669
• Viola da Gamba labeled Richard Meares1680
• Violin by Antonio Gragnani 1783
• Viola by Robert Horne1757
• Viola by Jacob Stainer ca. 1660
• The Batta-Piatigorsky Violoncello by Antonio Stradivari 1714
• Guitar by Christian Frederick Martin ca. 1838
• Double Bass and Bow by Plumerel mid to late 18th century
• Violin by François Louis Pique 1803
• Violin by Carlo Antonio Testore 1737
• Violin by Giovanni Battista Gabrielli 1753 (?)
• Violin by P. H. Holmes (American) 1885
• Violin by Lars Jorgen Rudolf Olsen 1915
• Violins from the Octet family by Carleen M. Hutchins
• A Fascinating 1625 violin
• Plenty more bows, mute violins, and cases.

Reader submitted pictures:

“Bata-Piatigorsky” Violoncello by Strad, 1714

Andrea Amati Violin

Joachim Tielke & A. Stradivarius

Andrea Amati Viola

Guarneri “del Gesu”, “Baltic, 1731

Pictures courtesy of BassClef from Mestronet.