What gives a violin made by Antonio Stradivari or Guarneri del Gesu its remarkable sound? Researchers have examined the wood preservatives, varnish, even the effects of the Little Ice Age on the ...

The great violin makers, such as Stradivari and Guarneri, may have designed violins to mimic the human voice, new research suggests. IE 11 is not supported.

But then, violins made by Guiseppe Guarneri del Gesu were auctioned off for more than €16 and 18 million after 2010. Since then, far higher sums have been circulating, with the buyers often ...

A rare, nearly 300-year-old violin that has been in the collection of the late businessman Sau-Wing Lam and exhibited twice at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York will be auctioned at ...

Made in 1731 by acclaimed Italian luthier, Bartolomeo Giuseppe Guarneri ‘del Gesù’, the rare violin had been valued at $10 million (£8.16 million) prior to the bidding, which took place on Monday 16 ...

This Ultra-Rare, Centuries-Old Guarneri Violin Could Fetch Over $10 Million at Auction The 292-year-old masterpiece has been exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art twice. Modified on April 18 ...

The 10 soloists who participated each blind-tested six contemporary violins and six old Italian instruments — five by Stradivari. The results were surprising: “When asked to choose a violin to replace ...

An exceptionally rare Guarneri violin—so fabled that it has its own name, the Baltic—sold for $9.44 million (premium included) at auction on March 16, just shy of its $10 million estimate.

The non-destructive X-ray analysis will allow scientists to see microscopic details within the violin’s wood, and reconstruct a 3D image of the violin. Picture: Getty Now, scientists and historians ...

In March a Guarneri violin of his is likely to sell for over US$10 million. Lam wasn’t just a collector; his money helped musicians such as cellist Jian Wang; Reading Time: 4 minutes.