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The ‘Kreutzer’ Stradivarius is due to be auctioned by Christie’s in New York on 18 June. The violin is estimated to be worth between $7.5 million (4.45 million pounds) and $10 million (5.9 million pounds). The violin is named after the French violinist Rodolphe Kreutzer, and dates back to around 1731.
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May 10, 2014 01:15am
Interesting, I was watching a documentary on climate and the Stradivarius violin actually tell us about the climate of 300 years ago. One reason for the unique sound of the Stradivarius violin is the wood they are made from has finer (and tight) grains, which is due to slow growth rate of the trees, which in turn is due to a colder climates caused in part by relatively less solar activity due to less sun-spots
Science is fun =)
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May 13, 2014 05:19am
At the recent Eighth International Violin Competition of Indianapolis, a scientific, double-blind test was conducted. Twenty-one professional violinsits could not tell the difference between two Stradivarius, One Guarneri violin when the three instruments were pitted agains three recently made violins. In fact, some even preferred the more recently produced violins! This raises the question how much is the real difference and how much can be attributed to the halo created around the Strads.
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