1688 c. - Violin "Guyot"

Soundboard of spruce to narrow vein that widens at the flanks. Back of two pieces of curly maple on medium curl, glued in a herringbone pattern with apex at the top. Ribs of curly maple of somewhat broader curl than that of the back. Original scroll, but grafted on to peg-box of replacement. Orange-red varnish on a golden ground.

  • 1688 c., Cremona
  • Antonius Stradivarius Cremonensis / Facietbat Anno 1700
  • 35.5 cm
  • 16.6 cm
  • 11.2 cm
  • 20.6 cm
  • U.S.A., Group of investors led by Brook & Seth Taube
  • Erich Lachmann, New York, 1930; Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., Cincinnati, November 17, 1939; Frederick W. Oster, Philadelphia, June 3, 2002; Machold Rare Violins, Bremen, Zurich, New York, Vienna, June 24, 2002
  • Wurlitzer (1939) considered it the instrument of 1700, with the exception of varnish and peg-box, while Oster (2002) has it found similar to 'Mercury' of 1688.
  • Hermann 1928; Jalovec 1957; Jalovec 1964; Axelrod 2002; S. a. 2004 (VI); S. a. 2007 (IV); S. a. 2007 (VI); Thöne-Röhrmann 2010
  • Emil Herrmann 1928; Emile Guyot (Erith, England) 1931; Frank J. Callier 1949; Machold Rare Violins, Ltd. 2002; Dr. Herbert R. Axelrod 2002/03; New Jersey Symphony Orchestra 2003/07; Group of investors led by Brook & Seth Taube 2007
creato:venerdì 13 dicembre 2013
modificato:giovedì 23 marzo 2017