----- Original Message ----- From: "Dr. Marion Ceruti" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sunday, May 22, 2005 9:13 pm Subject: Re: Stradivari lute?
> ++Yes, that is interesting. I also learned, while I was there, > that Stradivari also made mandolins, although I have yet to see > one in person. There are only two authenticated Stradivari mandolini and two authenticated guitars to have survived (along with a few leftover parts and some guitars of dubious attribution). One of the mandolins is in a private collection in England. The other, the "Cutler-Challen" mandolino choristo, is in the National Music Museum, South Dakota. <http://www.usd.edu/smm/StradMandolin.html> I have not seen either in person, but I have played Richard Walz's close reproduction of the "Cutler-Challen" Strad by Dan Larson. It is the finest piece of work I've seen by Dan, has a remarkable bass response, and a beautifully varnished, richly figured maple bowl. I'm guessing you already knew this, but just in case... Best, Eugene To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
