Hubert de Launay

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The Strad Calendar 2022: Antonio Stradivari violin c.1716 ‘Paul Godwin’
2021-12-08T11:32:00
One notable feature of the Stradivari is the angled grain when looking at the side of the scroll
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The Strad Calendar 2022: G.B. Guadagnini cello 1750
2021-11-30T19:04:00
The Guadagnini cello has intense deep reddish-brown varnish to spare
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The Strad Calendar 2022: Michele Angelo Bergonzi violin c.1750
2021-11-24T11:15:00
Bergonzi used plain maple for the ribs but opted for a beech scroll with widely projected eyes
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The Strad Calendar 2022: Gennaro Gagliano cello 1734
2021-11-17T15:23:00
The Gagliano scroll is a perfect example of the Neapolitan style
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The Strad Calendar 2022: Giuseppe Antonio Rocca violin 1844
2021-11-10T12:00:00
The Rocca is clearly modelled after the most famous Stradivari violin, the ‘Messiah’
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The Strad Calendar 2022: Carlo Ferdinando Landolfi double bass c.1770
2021-11-03T12:43:00
Landolfi’s choice of wood ranges from plain maple scrolls to highly flamed backs
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The Strad Calendar 2022: Pietro Guarneri of Venice violin 1725
2021-10-27T11:30:00
Known as the ‘Reine Elisabeth’, this is the most expensive instrument bought by the Dutch Musical Instruments Foundation
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The Strad Calendar 2022: Giuseppe Guarneri ‘filius Andreae’ cello 1715 ‘ex Navarra’
2021-10-20T11:10:00
The Guarneri ‘filius Andreae’ must be the most impressive Cremonese cello in terms of maker’s marks
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The Strad Calendar 2022: Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume viola 1867
2021-10-13T11:05:00
This viola is regarded as an exceptionally pure and unique specimen among Vuillaume’s work
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The Strad Calendar 2022: Santo Serafin violin 1750
2021-10-06T10:05:00
Santo Serafin’s refined style can be particularly seen on the scroll
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The Strad Calendar 2022: Hendrik Jacobs cello 1696
2021-09-29T10:00:00
One of the very few cellos made by Hendrik Jacobs himself, and the only Dutch instrument in the Calendar
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The Strad Calendar 2022: Giuseppe Guarneri ‘del Gesù’ violin c.1736
2021-09-22T12:00:00
With a handsome, deeply reflective and broadly flamed maple back, this is the crown jewel in the Dutch Musical Instruments Foundation’s collection