Jaydub Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 Hi all, I’m wondering if anyone knows of any good resources regarding Instruments by Andrea Amati. I’ve been through the photos and info on Tarisio and the National music Museum. Also the material on the strad website. I have the 1566 violin poster, eagerly awaiting the other to be reprinted. Just wondering if there are any other good places to look. My google skills are generally poor… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobsaunders Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 When I was a young man, there was a super exibition on And. Amati in Cremona, which was organised by an American called Laurence Witten, who also held a speech. You should google “Andrea Amati Laurence Witten” and you will find a lot of information, for instance surviving instruments of Andrea Amati | Early Music | Oxford Academic (oup.com) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Caudle Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 https://www.thestrad.com/lutherie/deconstructing-the-andrea-amati-king-cello/10386.article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Caudle Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 Also: "Reconstitution d'une violoncelle d' Andrea Amati" by Roland Houel which has very detailed information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urban Luthier Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 posted here. http://infoluthier.free.fr/francois denis/resources/Reconstitution.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urban Luthier Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 The book Andrea Amati Opera Omnia is an excellent resource also. It may be out of print however. Hargrave's articles are useful as well. The large format book published by the Ashmolean has the best photos i've seen of the Ash collection. Cant seem to find a reference for it online however Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaydub Posted August 12, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2021 Thanks everyone, that's quite helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glebert Posted August 13, 2021 Report Share Posted August 13, 2021 On 8/11/2021 at 4:10 AM, Mark Caudle said: https://www.thestrad.com/lutherie/deconstructing-the-andrea-amati-king-cello/10386.article IIRC Stringworks used to have a replica of The King cello (made by someone with access to the original) in their brick-and-mortar store when they were in Wisconsin, don't know if they have any info they would give out on it or if it is at their current location in Illinois. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle duke Posted August 13, 2021 Report Share Posted August 13, 2021 Ed Heron-Allen has some sort of an Amati in the book. Makes me think how something so simple looking could be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwight Brown Posted August 13, 2021 Report Share Posted August 13, 2021 I'm not sure what help it cutis but William Whedbee has built a copy of the A. Amati 'cello "The King" It was a reconstruction as it may have been before it was cut down. Will is a respected maker especially of 'cellos and he put a lot of effort into the project. It was built for a particular performance but I don't remember what. DLB Quote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwight Brown Posted August 13, 2021 Report Share Posted August 13, 2021 On 8/11/2021 at 5:03 AM, jacobsaunders said: When I was a young man, there was a super exibition on And. Amati in Cremona, which was organised by an American called Laurence Witten, who also held a speech. You should google “Andrea Amati Laurence Witten” and you will find a lot of information, for instance surviving instruments of Andrea Amati | Early Music | Oxford Academic (oup.com) I want to say that Witten is the man that sold or donated the four A. Amati instruments and many others to the National Music Museum. I would check but their site is not working well. His widow donated a viola and perhaps other things. I don't have a complete picture. http://collections.nmmusd.org/witten.html DLB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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