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I recently had the fortune to visit Florence, and among so many other places I went to see Michelangelo's David at the Accademia Gallery.
In the very same museum, literally just two rooms away, I've spotted this viola and violin:
(both had spruce top and maple back)
Viola tenore del Quintetto "Mediceo",1690
Antonio Stradivari (Cremona 1645 ca-1737)
Violino, 1716
Antonio Stradivari (Cremona 1645 ca 1737)
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09-12-2022 03:48 AM
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Road-worn
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and then you have people marketing guitars from the 90s as "vintage"
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I'm very skeptical that the guitars we have today (and yesterday/our vintage stuff) will hold up as nicely as these violins. That type of instrument is quite a lot sturdier and easier to maintain than most acoustic guitars. The short neck with the thick fingerboard is unlikely to warp or twist so much to be deemed unrepairable, the top and back are one-piece affairs so no glue-line will separate , the pull of the strings is much lower, etc. Only those guitars will last longer that are kept in climate-controlled environments, all pampered and rescued from the stages before any major damage has occured... sadly these museum-kept instruments - when they are not played regularly and vigorously- have lost their tonal magic and we must make do with their sheer physical presence and the IDEA what sounds they used to emit.
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...regarding the size difference between archtops and violin... there were cellos too what actually are bigger than an archtops. The cellos top were also the finest spruce.
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are there any prices for these instruments?
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no.
the Mediceo has been in the Gibson Montana workshop in the late sixties, it has been re-topped,
and has period correct tuners and tail piece.
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Originally Posted by Filmosound 621
...btw wikipedia website of the instrument does not mention that, it is true it does ot mention restoration at all...
Medici tenor viola - Wikipedia
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I am only kidding of course, I am sorry.
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Oh :-)
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How is it with classical guitars ...?
the older the worse?
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Originally Posted by kris
that's much older than say 100 years - one that has not undergone major repair/surgery/modification. These instruments have a restricted life-span in which they can produce their best tone and by virtue of this aim for the best sound are very delicate and fragile.
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my favorite antique classical on youtube is this 1892 Antonio Torres gutiar from Charles Trepat.
great video, that I have listened to a lot:
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How about this : it’s from 1829!!!!!!
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^^ that is one sweet guitar.
sound is best described as haunting.
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