I think one or two may have survived un-modified (perhaps the "Messiah"?). Also, Yo Yo Ma 'de-modified' one of his strad cellos (I believe I've read this), reconfiguring it as a Baroque instrument. (How much of a shame the modifications are depends upon who you're talking with, of course). -Ned On Apr 21, 2012, at 5:00 PM, Sam Chapman wrote:
> Just for the record, I don't think any of those Stradivarius violins > are in anything like their original condition. Which is a real shame. > > All the best, > > Sam > > On 20 April 2012 20:23, Herbert Ward <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> According to Wikipedia, there are many Strativarius violins >> in active use today: >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Stradivarius_instruments >> >> But I never hear of anyone playing a historical lute routinely. >> In fact, it seems rare for anyone to even handle one. >> >> Is this because the thin soundboard becomes fragile with age? >> >> -- >> >> >> >> To get on or off this list see list information at >> http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > > > -- > Sam Chapman > Oetlingerstrasse 65 > 4057 Basel > (0041) 79 530 39 91 > >
