Antoni Stradivari is associated with the design and building of what instrument?
Antonio Stradivari is not completely accurate; it is largely because Stradivari created many more instruments later on that people try to connect his early work with Amati's style. By 1680 Stradivari moved to No. 1 Piazza Roma (formerly No. 2 Piazza San Domenico). The house was just doors away from those of several other violin making families of Cremona, including the Amatis and Guarneris. Stradivari probably worked in the loft and attic, and he lived in this house for the rest of his life. In the early 1690s, Stradivari made a pronounced departure from this earlier style of instrument-making, changing two key
Antonio Stradivari subtle sweetness of tone. While the usual label for a Stradivarius instrument, whether genuine or false, uses the traditional Latin inscription, after the McKinley Tariff Act of 1890, copies were also inscribed with the country of origin. Since thousands of instruments are based on Stradivari's models and bear the same name as his models, many unwary people are deceived into purchasing forged Stradivarius instruments, which can be avoided by authenticating the instrument. Some violinists and cellists use Stradivari instruments in their work. Yo-Yo Ma uses the "Davidov Stradivarius", Julian Lloyd Webber employs the "Barjansky Stradivarius", and, until his death in