Dwight Brown Posted October 29, 2009 Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 If one was to win the lottery (I didn't) :-( and wanted to buy a pre 1700 Stradivari...... how much hard cold cash would it take to Git'er done? 2,000,000?? Dwight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STRAD~STYLE Posted October 29, 2009 Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 trade yayo for strad lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBK Posted October 29, 2009 Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 I think that in today's market 2 mil is a good starting point and could go much higher depending on the instrument and its provenance. It is also possible that if it is not a great Strad (and they are not all great sounding violins) 2 mil might be a very high price for a collectible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean_Lapinel Posted October 30, 2009 Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 You can buy one early Strad right now for less than 2 million. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STRAD~STYLE Posted October 30, 2009 Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 You can buy one early Strad right now for less than 2 million. For that price the ribs must be the only original part on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean_Lapinel Posted October 30, 2009 Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 For that price the ribs must be the only original part on it No it's a really nice early Strad...sweet sound. PM if you need more info...this is becoming on a commercial post. Not in my hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
actonern Posted October 30, 2009 Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 I was under the impression that the Stradivari "Duport" cello at 20 million is the highest price ever paid for a musical instrument period. Is that no longer the case? E Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertdo Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 You don't need to win the lottery to get a Stradivarius. All you have to do is to practice long and well enough to play like Oistrakh, Milstein, Heifetz or one of today's masters, and someone will give you one for free! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwight Brown Posted November 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 You don't need to win the lottery to get a Stradivarius. All you have to do is to practice long and well enough to play like Oistrakh, Milstein, Heifetz or one of today's masters, and someone will give you one for free! I didn't say I deserved one :-) All I would need is a brain, ear, and hand transplant, and talent! Dwight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBK Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 You don't need to win the lottery to get a Stradivarius. All you have to do is to practice long and well enough to play like Oistrakh, Milstein, Heifetz or one of today's masters, and someone will give you one for free! Unfortunately the number of candidates vastly out numbers the quantity of Strads available. Just visit one of the major music schools for a few hours, you will soon see a great number of those who practice long and well. I don't think that any of the newer generation of violinists play anything like Heifetz, Milstein, Oistrakh, or for that matter, Elman, Kreisler, Rabin, Morini, Menuhin, and the list goes on and on. The players of that generation let the instrument express the emotion without distracting theatrics and choreography. Having said that, it does not apply to all of the present day violinists, but quite a few, and technically they all play subperbly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Holmes Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 I was under the impression that the Stradivari "Duport" cello at 20 million is the highest price ever paid for a musical instrument period. Is that no longer the case? I know of no other instrument that has sold that high. For what it's worth... I can't recall seeing a firm statement from the buyer of the seller concerning the actual sale price of that 'cello. The only published references I saw were just trade speculation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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