The Salabue, Matsuda Stradivari violin is up for auction...

[GeorgeH]

The opening bid is only $2 million...

"The ‘Salabue, Matsuda’ is one of the best sounding Stradivari violins to come for sale in many years. Handsome, well preserved and rich in history, the ‘Salabue’ is one of the very first violins that Stradivari ever made. It also has a unique and special secret: the front of the ‘Salabue’ was purposely re-made by Stradivari himself, more than fifty years later, in c. 1716, at the height of his Golden Period."

https://tarisio.com/salabue/

 

[jacobsaunders]

Super, I always wanted a Strad. Bottom line, if you read the blurb carefully though is that it has a later belly, and a fake label. I guess I’ll have to wait

[amatuer]

You don't have to read too carefully, as it says above "It also has a unique and special secret: the front of the ‘Salabue’ was purposely re-made by Stradivari himself, more than fifty years later, in c. 1716, at the height of his Golden Period."

Perhaps the original belly was damaged, perhaps Strad, with many years more experience, thought he could improve the sound with a new belly. Either way it's in very good condition and apparently sounds superb.

[Wood Butcher]

On 11/2/2024 at 8:59 AM, amatuer said:

in very good condition and apparently sounds superb.

All violins for sale, anywhere, are apparently “in very good condition and sound superb”.

[Victor Roman]

5 hours ago, Wood Butcher said:

All violins for sale, anywhere, are apparently “in very good condition and sound superb”.

How true....  

Is there any recording of this violin ?

[germain]

2 mill starting price... so you get an early Strad with a Golden period top that is still a Strad. Hmm 

[deans]

On 11/3/2024 at 1:20 PM, Victor Roman said:

Is there any recording of this violin ?

https://www.discogs.com/artist/720867-Yoko-Matsuda?page=2

Dont know if this violin was used in every recording though.

[germain]

Someone placed the initial 2 mil bid 

[Urban Luthier]

Interview with Sam Zygmuntowicz and tarisio's Jason Price talking about the Salabue strad.

I kind of like the look of it

 

[GeorgeH]

The Strad hammered in at $2.9 million. Not bad...

But the Sam Zygmuntowicz hammered in at $150,000 - a new personal Auction record for him and for an American violin.

[Navyasw02]

3 hours ago, GeorgeH said:

The Strad hammered in at $2.9 million. Not bad...

But the Sam Zygmuntowicz hammered in at $150,000 - a new personal Auction record for him and for an American violin.

Anyone try the Sam Z? What makes it so special?

[Faren4511]

4 hours ago, GeorgeH said:

The Strad hammered in at $2.9 million. Not bad...

But the Sam Zygmuntowicz hammered in at $150,000 - a new personal Auction record for him and for an American violin.

Thanks GeorgeH.  That is an Auction record for any living violin maker, breaking his own previous record ($132,000) I believe. Impressive.

The Joseph Gagliano ($190,000) also broke an auction record for that maker. Previous high for a Joseph (Giuseppe) Gagliano was $179,000.  Fine sounding fiddle.

https://tarisio.com/auctions/auction/lot/?csid=2200141824&cpid=3829891072&filter_key=

 

[martin swan]

16 hours ago, Faren4511 said:

Thanks GeorgeH.  That is an Auction record for any living violin maker, breaking his own previous record ($132,000) I believe. Impressive.

The Joseph Gagliano ($190,000) also broke an auction record for that maker. Previous high for a Joseph (Giuseppe) Gagliano was $179,000.  Fine sounding fiddle.

One might almost think you were working for Tarisio 

[Zeissica]

On 11/14/2024 at 6:27 PM, Navyasw02 said:

Anyone try the Sam Z? What makes it so special?

I haven't played on one but I've heard several of them in concert during the past couple of years - two violins and a two violas - they sounded very good. Clear, nice projection, good tone quality with a bit of character. They seem to be preferred by the latest group of "hot" younger pro players, like those in professional string quartets like Dover and Attacca. 

[GoG]

This Strad is one of the most documented Strads there is.  It was referenced in Cozio's orginal "Cartegio," a book by Lancetti,  Hart's book "The Violin, etc.,"   W E Hill "Stradivari: his life and work"  1908 (in French,  Egnlish version published in 1909 with a reprint in 1963), and W E Hill letter to the then owner in 1951 stating that the firm has examined the violin in late 1800s and included the violin in its book of 1908.  

[germain]

They are consistently very good sounding instruments so are Greg Alf instruments. I did not try this Sam Z violin but cannot figure out who would pay that much for a modern violin- there are so many great sounding options at a fraction of the price... I'm not sure what it is but it is certainly not the sound as one can get a Carl Becker that sounds just as good or even better at half price. 

[Stephen Fine]

On 11/14/2024 at 8:27 PM, Navyasw02 said:

Anyone try the Sam Z? What makes it so special?

 

On 11/21/2024 at 1:16 PM, Zeissica said:

I haven't played on one but I've heard several of them in concert during the past couple of years - two violins and a two violas - they sounded very good. Clear, nice projection, good tone quality with a bit of character. They seem to be preferred by the latest group of "hot" younger pro players, like those in professional string quartets like Dover and Attacca. 

A friend of mine commissioned one and was given another (by Sam?) to borrow for the year or two he waited for construction.  He let me play it a bit and... it's worth top dollar, whatever that is.  It was so powerful, so responsive.  I was instantly impressed.  Up there with the great violins I've played.

[Schwartzinc]

On 11/14/2024 at 8:27 PM, Navyasw02 said:

Anyone try the Sam Z? What makes it so special?

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