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My question of the moment: Dutch violinist Simone Lamsma plays the “ex Braga” Stradivarius...and it's cornerless? http://pronetoviolins.blogspot.ca/2013/05/simone-lamsma.html "...Among other violins, she has played a (Ferdinand) Gagliano (1773), a Carlo Tononi (1709), and the Habeneck Strad from 1734, but her current violin is the Chanot Stradivarius (aka the Braga Stradivarius) of 1718 (or 1681 or 1726 – sources differ.) It has been loaned to her by an anonymous benefactor. The violin is reportedly protected by a (Dimitri) Musafia violin case, one of the best violin cases available. The Chanot Stradivarius is rather unique in that it has no corners and has been described as guitar-shaped although it is definitely not guitar-shaped. The Chanot was purchased by Joshua Bell in 1987 and subsequently sold. It is said to have been featured in the 1998 movie The Red Violin. " If François Chanot lived from 1788-1825 and Stradivari lived from 1644 - 1737...how did Strad come to make a Chanot style instrument? I must be missing the obvious...if so...I'm blaming it on long day at work (true!)...
