Stradivari

[ strad-uh-vair-ee; Italian strah-dee-vah-ree ]

noun

1. An·to·nio [an-, toh, -nee-oh, ahn-, taw, -nyaw], 1644?–1737, Italian violinmaker of Cremona (pupil of Nicolò Amati).

Stradivari

/ ˌstrædɪˈvɑːrɪ /

noun

1. StradivariAntonio?16441737MItalianMUSIC: violin makerMUSIC: viola makerMUSIC: cello maker Antonio (anˈtɔːnjo). ?1644–1737, Italian violin, viola, and cello maker

Example Sentences

They also found evidence that the Stradivari violins had been heat treated in some way, by exposure to sunlight or perhaps by a more complicated process.

From Popular-Science

The authors note that “modern makers usually copy the shapes of Stradivari and Guarneri soundboards but not their thickness.”

From Popular-Science

These, then, appear to be the cogent reasons for the adoption of the medium rise in the modelling by Stradivari.

From Project Gutenberg

Assuming the above view to be reasonable, the number of new instruments which left the Stradivari house must have been very large.

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A fine specimen, and well known, of Stradivari's art was once lying on a table before me.

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Too much importance has been attached by critics to the presence of this wood in Stradivari's violins.

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All the details of scroll carving by Stradivari at this period are marvels of mechanical dexterity of handling.

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