Paris?

[Stephen Churchill]

Hi all,

I have the good fortune to be going to Paris this summer and was curious if anyone know what was on display there in museums, etc.

For that matter, does anyone know of a list of 'famous' violins on display around the world. I'd have thought there would be some dedication to Vuillaume maybe...

I'm aware of the ‘Davidoff’ 1708 Stradivari violin at Cité de la Musique, but haven't found any other references in my quick google search.

Thanks

Stephen

[Neil S]

Hi Stephen,

Not Paris, but currently on display at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford UK.

Sorry for the slightly mangled discriptions from the Acquisition register sent tto me the other day

WA1948.136 Violin Amati Antonius and Hieronymus (the 1618

Open grain pine, golden-brown varnish, 'brothers') figured maple.

WA1957.108 Violin Stainer Jacob 1672 Open grain, faintly

figured woods, plain

wood.

WA1992.297 Violin Ruggeri Francesco 1695 Maple

WA1999.24 Violin Lupot Nicolas

WA1940.112 Violin "Le Messie" Stradivari Antonio 1716 Fine

grain in centre, opening on flanks, orange-brown varnish, figured curl back.

WA1948.135 Violin ("Alard") Amati Nicola 1649 Pine of even

open grain, golden-brown, figured maple, w. golden-brown varnish.

WA1939.20 Violin ('Charles IX') Amati Andrea 1564 The table

is of open-grain pine, varnished golden-brown; the one-piece back and ribs

are of maple. Tail-piece and saddle of ivory

WA1946.272 Violin (inlaid) Stradivari Antonio 1683 Even

grain table, handsomely figured maple back. Golden varnish. Ivory, mother-of-pearl,

black mastic inlay.

Regards,

Neil

[JohnCockburn]

Hi all,

I have the good fortune to be going to Paris this summer and was curious if anyone know what was on display there in museums, etc.

For that matter, does anyone know of a list of 'famous' violins on display around the world. I'd have thought there would be some dedication to Vuillaume maybe...

I'm aware of the ‘Davidoff’ 1708 Stradivari violin at Cité de la Musique, but haven't found any other references in my quick google search.

Thanks

Stephen

Hi Stephen,

I can't give you a definitive list, but I think there are 5 or 6 strads on display at Cité de la Musique, and a del Gesu. Also there is, as you thought, a display dedicated to Vuillaume.

Well worth a visit.

[Omobono]

I think there are 5 or 6 strads on display at Cité de la Musique, and a del Gesu.

As someone who is unlikely to have the chance to see them it is a shame there is not a better set of photographs of the instruments somewhere online. The ones available seem old and not of great quality.

Davidoff & Tua (1708), Provigny (1716), Sarasate (1724)

Are there more Strads and what is the del Gesu? Does anyone know of better photographs?

Thanks.