Stradivari's tools, moulds and templates have been transplanted from the Museo Stradivariano in Cremona and are now on display in the city's new Museo del Violino – alongside instruments from Cremona's most important collections.
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All photos Pauline Harding
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The publication of high-accuracy violin photography has opened up new possibilities for researching Cremonese masterpieces up close and en masse. Philip Ihle examines Antonio Stradivari’s purfling corners across 136 examples and reveals their relationship with the luthier’s forms
The instrument’s back, ribs and head showcase Stradivari’s early work from around 1666, while the front was remade during the maker’s Golden Period
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