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Discovering a Stradivari and Guarneri - From the archive: January 1896

2026-01-16T10:11:00

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John Tiplady Carrodus died in 1895. Violin dealer David Laurie recalls how he discovered a Stradivari and Guarneri that he sold to the renowned violinist

SIR,– Observing that the late Mr. Carrodus’s violins were recently disposed of by auction, and as I imported both his “Stradivarius” and “Joseph Guarnerius” to this country, a few particulars may be interesting and acceptable to all lovers of the violin…

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