In the 1950s, the eccentric British collector Gerald Segelman–who hoarded dozens of rare violins from at least 1943 until his death, in 1992–obtained a Guarneri del Gesu from London-based ...

In the 1950s, the eccentric British collector Gerald Segelman — who hoarded dozens of rare violins from at least 1943 until his death, in 1992 — obtained a Guarneri del Gesu from London-based ...

Antique violins like this one, known as the Ex-Croall, McEwen by Antonio Stradivari, are worth millions – and still played today. ... Giuseppe Guarneri “del Gesù”, per Leonhard.

You know how it is: Someone hands you a $4.5 million violin, and you try not to drop it. Bein gives me a 1734 fiddle built by Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesu, and I turn it gingerly to look at the ...

Similarly, the Guarneri family’s violins are rare, and known for their beautifully unique union of Venetian and Cremonese styles. Essentially, you pay a higher price for a more highly regarded brand.

Only about 650 Strads and 150 Guarneri violins are known to have survived, ... Nagyvary and colleagues tested the organic matter in samples taken from inside five antique violins during repair.

‘Nothing like this has come to auction in 30 years,’ says auction house director of a Guarneri violin from the collection of late Chinese-American philanthropist and music lover Lam Sau-wing.

3D virtual slicing of an antique violin reveals ancient ... The authors then focus on a large fragment removed from a damaged cello made by the 17th-century Italian luthier Andrea Guarneri.

Antique violins may have been chemically tuned. ... Included in the mix were a Stradivari violin and cello, a Guarneri violin, a Gand & Bernardel violin from Paris and a Henry Jay viola from London.

NEW YORK — When many of us think of precious objects, the largest gems or the most famous paintings may come to mind. But certain rare violins inspire the same awe - and command the same ...