spruce wood is used for the top of a stradivarius violin.
spruce wood is used for the top of a stradivarius violin.
what kind of wood is used for the top of a stradivarius violin?
spruce
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dragonetti was a lover of the fine arts, and a collector of musical instruments as well as many art-related articles, such as original scores and paintings. when he died, the following instruments were dispatched: a giant double bass attributed to gasparo da salò and stated to have been used in contemporary performances of handel's music, which is now conserved in the victoria and albert museum in london; a very fine domenico montagnana basso di camara (from venice); a gasparo da salò double bass dated 1590; an amati double bass; a maggini double bass; a stradivarius violin (once played by paganini), now known as the "dragonetti"; a guarnerius "del gesù" violin dated 1742, now known as the "dragonetti-walton"; a gasparo da salò violin; two amati violins; one lafont violin; a stradivarius violin copy; 26 unnamed violins; a gasparo da salò viola; an amati viola; a hill viola; 5 unnamed violas; 6 cellos; a large cello; 3 guitars; 2 bassoons; 3 french horns.
domenico dragonetti