Models
Every model, most significant first.
8 models
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Stradivari Violin
Violin family of Antonio Stradivari
Violin · Italy
The violins of Antonio Stradivari (Cremona, c. 1666-1737) are the most celebrated in the Western tradition, prized for their projecting, complex tone and refined construction in spruce and maple. Stradivari's output spans an early Amatise period, the experimental 'Long Pattern' of the 1690s, and the mature 'golden period' after 1700 that produced his most sought-after instruments. Surviving examples carry individual names and are held by museums, foundations, and leading soloists; several are cataloged here as exemplars.
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Fazioli F308
Concert grand piano
Piano · Italy
The Fazioli F308 is a 308 cm (10'2") concert grand piano, the largest model Fazioli builds and one of the longest production grands on the market. Hand-built in Sacile, Italy, it features a soundboard of red spruce from the Val di Fiemme and a distinctive fourth pedal that brings the hammers closer to the strings to reduce volume without altering tone.
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Nicolò Amati "Brookings" Violin
1654 Nicolò Amati violin (Library of Congress)
Violin · Italy
The 'Brookings' is a 1654 violin by the Cremonese master Nicolò Amati, held in the stringed-instrument collection of the Library of Congress. Acquired in Europe on the advice of the virtuoso Joseph Joachim and presented to the Library in 1938, it exemplifies Amati's refined model and golden-amber varnish. Nicolò Amati was the teacher of a generation of makers, and instruments like this one shaped the Cremonese tradition later carried forward by Stradivari.
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Stradivari "Messiah" Violin
1716 'golden period' Stradivari violin (Ashmolean Museum)
Violin · Italy
The 'Messiah' (Le Messie, also 'Salabue') is a 1716 golden-period violin by Antonio Stradivari, held by the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford. It is famous for being the best-preserved Stradivari in existence: it remained in Stradivari's workshop until his death in 1737, passed to Count Cozio di Salabue in 1775, and was little played thereafter. Its varnish is almost unworn, the carving remains crisp, and the painted edge-work on the scroll survives intact, making it a primary reference for the appearance of a new Stradivari instrument.
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Salvi Daphne 40
40-string student pedal harp
Harp · Italy
The Daphne 40 is the 40-string entry to Salvi's Daphne student pedal harp series, a smaller, lighter pedal harp that still uses a full seven-pedal mechanism so learners can play pedal repertoire.
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Stradivari "Servais" Cello
1701 large-pattern Stradivari cello (Smithsonian)
Cello · Italy
The 'Servais' is a 1701 cello by Antonio Stradivari, among the jewels of the Smithsonian's instrument collection and named for the 19th-century Belgian cellist Adrien-Francois Servais. It is Stradivari's last instrument of the large 'bassetto' type used in the 17th century and one of the few of that size never cut down to the smaller proportions Stradivari standardized after about 1707. It is renowned for an exceptionally rich, powerful tone.
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Fazioli F212
Grand piano
Piano · Italy
The Fazioli F212 is a 212 cm (7') grand piano, a mid-sized model in Fazioli's range suited to studios, smaller halls, and larger homes. Hand-built in Sacile, Italy, it uses a soundboard of red spruce from the Val di Fiemme.
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Fazioli F278
Concert grand piano
Piano · Italy
The Fazioli F278 is a 278 cm (9'1") concert grand piano, Fazioli's principal concert-hall instrument below the F308. Hand-built in Sacile, Italy, it uses a soundboard of red spruce from the Val di Fiemme and is widely used on concert and competition stages.