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	ViolinMP3.com
		Stradivarius violins are very valuable because of their special construction and beautiful sound, and are always revered by the world’s greatest violinists.
		Stradivarius violins rarely come up for sale, and the highest price paid at public auction for one was “The Lady Tennant” violin made in 1699, which sold for $2,032,000 in 2005.
		Stradivarius violins are famous for the unique quality of their sound, and there have been many attempts to reproduce it, although no maker has ever been successful.
	www.violinmp3.com /stradivarius-violins.html (577 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta : At Leisure
		The current auction record for a violin belongs to the Lady Tennant, a 1699 Stradivarius that sold for $2.03 million last spring.
		The Lady Tennant had a presale estimate of $800,000 to $1.2 million.
		He said unlike the Lady Tennant, the Hammer was made after 1700, during Stradivari’s “golden period,” when he is believed to have made his finest instruments.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1060513/asp/atleisure/story_6218350.asp (294 words)

	Lady Tennant Stradivarius - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Lady Tennant is a violin made by Italian luthier Antonio Stradivari of Cremona.
		It was created in 1699, a year before Stradivari's 'golden' period.
		On April 22, 2005, the Lady Tennant sold for a record $2,032,000 USD at Christie's auction house in New York and was presented on an indefinite loan to violinist Yang Liu through the auspices of the Stradivari Society of Chicago.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lady_Tennant_Stradivarius (114 words)

	The Secrets of Musical Sound
		Stradivarius instruments, along with their counterparts from Cremona, are held in awe some 300 years after their creation, the source of their unduplicated sound still a mystery.
		He believes that the secret is one unknown to Stradivarius himself; it a slimy fungus that grew on the wood he used.
		He claims that the Cremona school had their wood cut in the winter and floated along the waterways to the lumber mills downstream to be cut and dried in the spring.
	www.flatrock.org.nz /topics/society_culture/fiddling_around_the_lab.htm (4641 words)

	Stradivarius Value Violin
		However, old violins, even if they are not real Stradivarius violins, can have some value if well made.
		Stradivarius is a film I made in my fina Stradivarius is a film I made in...
		Labels such as "Antonius Stradivarius Cremonensis Faciebat Anno 17", followed or not by circles with crosses...
	hober.com /stradivarius-value-violin.html (324 words)

	i-Newswire.com - Press Release And News Distribution - Scientists at Mid Sweden University dispel the mystery ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The Italian Antonius Stradivarius, 1644-1737, introduced a geometry and design that became the exemplar for all violin-makers.
		The 'Lady Tennant' Stradivarius violin sold for more than SEK 14 million, the auction record for a musical instrument.
		Few after the death of Stradivarius have managed to produce anything that even approaches his best work," says Mats Tinnsten, who, together with Associate Professor Peter Carlsson, is researching whether it is possible to copy Stradivarius violins with the aid of modern technology and powerful computers.
	i-newswire.com /pr35474.html (565 words)

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		"The Lady Tennant" has been tucked under the arm or has rested on the shoulder of a privileged few over the last 300 years, and rightly so as she was born of the hands of Antonio Stradivari, one of the most famous violin makers of all time.
		The Lady Tennant set a world record as the most expensive musical instrument ever sold at auction, Christie’s officials said.
		“If she got it, I was going to be like, ‘You are The Lady Tennant.’” But the caller upped the ante, and the auctioneer’s wooden mallet came down with a slam.
	jscms.jrn.columbia.edu /cns/2005-05-03/goetz-rareviolin/fullText (968 words)

	Antique violin
		Description: A Stradivarius (or "Strad") is a stringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family, especially by Antonio Stradivari The playable instruments are highly prized by world-class musicians, and others who can afford them.
		They rarely come up for sale and the highest price paid for a Stradivarius at public auction was The Lady Tennant, made in 1699 which sold for US$2,032,000 in 2005.
		The reputation of the Stradivarius is such that its name is frequently invoked as a standard of excellence in other, unrelated fields (such as ships and cars).
	www.antiqnet.com /detail,antique-violin,1224154.html (577 words)

	Rare old 'lady' sells for record price at auction — JSCMS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		A rare Stradivarius violin known as the Lady Tennant is returned to its display case at Christie's auction house by Katie Banser, an employee of Christie's musical instruments department.
		Dennis Timashpolsky, a 19-year-old violinist at Colburn Conservatory in Los Angeles, talks about what it was like to play the rare Stradivarius violin known as the Lady Tennant during a pre-auction viewing at Christie's.
		Stradivari crafted The Lady Tennant in 1699 when he was 55 years old, though it wouldn’t take on its high society name until 200 years later.
	jscms.jrn.columbia.edu /cns/2005-05-03/goetz-rareviolin (1366 words)

	Scientists at Mid Sweden University solving secrets of Stradivarius's success - SWEDEN.SE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The 'Lady Tennant' Stradivarius violin sold for 1.5 million euro, the auction record for a musical instrument.
		Few after the death of Stradivarius have managed to produce anything that even approaches his best work,” says Tinnsten, who, together with Associate Professor Peter Carlsson, is researching whether it is possible to copy Stradivarius violins with the aid of modern technology and powerful computers.
		What the Mid Sweden University scientists are trying to create is a violin with the same acoustic properties as a Stradivarius instrument.
	www.sweden.se /templates/cs/Print_News____12298.aspx (355 words)

	ABC News: Stradivari Violin Auctioned in N.Y.
		The violin, on loan until recently to soloist Kyoko Takezawa, sold for a record $3.54 million at auction in New York Tuesday, May 16, 2006, breaking a record set last year for a "Lady Tennant" violin, also made by Stradivari.
		NEW YORK May 17, 2006 (AP)— The bids for a nearly 300-year-old Stradivarius violin opened at $700,000 and quickly soared to $1 million.
		The winning bid, which included the house's commission, broke a record of $2,032,000 paid for another Stradivarius at Christie's in April 2005, the auction house said.
	abcnews.go.com /US/wireStory?id=1971039 (454 words)

	Unlocking secret of a Stradivarius (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Christie's sold "Lady Tennant" at public auction last year for $2 million, and private owners have gotten more than twice as much in closed deals.
		Over the years, experts in disciplines ranging from carpentry to historical climatology have explored the phenomenon, bringing provocative insights to the debate but finding no definitive model that a craftsman could take to the workshop.
		Stradivari, better known by the Latinized version of his name, Stradivarius, learned his trade from the Amati family of Cremona, near Milan.
	www.post-gazette.com /pg/06043/653755.stm (967 words)

	93024 -- State v. Baxter -- McAnany -- Kansas Court of Appeals
		One of the world's most famous, the "Soil" Stradivarius built by Antonio Stradivari in 1714 and now owned and played by Itzhak Perlman, is worth millions of dollars today.
		If there is a market for old Stradivarius violins, we doubt that there is no market for used scaffolds.
		The buyer who paid $2,032,000 for the 1699 "The Lady Tennant" Stradivarius violin in 2005 certainly did not think so.
	www.kscourts.org /kscases/ctapp/2005/20050909/93024.htm (1057 words)

	Bits of News - Culture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Also scheduled to appear at the festival, which focuses on Germany this year, are the Berlin Philharmonic, led by Simon Rattle, and the Southwest German Radio Symphony, led by Roger Norrington.
		Lady Tennant Stradivarius Loaned to Violinist Yang Liu
		The 1699 Stradivarius violin known as the "Lady Tennant", which was recently sold at auction for more than 2 million dollars, has been loaned indefinitely to violinist Yang Liu by the anonymous buyer.
	www.bitsofnews.com /content/blogsection/3/42/30/630 (3758 words)

	Antonio Stradivari - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The previous record price paid at a public auction for a Stradivarius was US$2,032,000 for the "Lady Tennant" at Christie's in New York, April 2005 [2].
		The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra uses several Stradivarius instruments that were purchased by the OeNB (Austrian National Bank) and other sponsors: "Chaconne", 1725, "ex Hämmerle", 1709, "ex Smith-Quersin", 1714, "ex-Arnold Rose, ex Viotti", 1718 and "ex Halphen", 1727.
		Thirteen Stradivarius violas are still known to exist.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Antonio_Stradivari (1319 words)

	classical music - andante - stradivarius violin sold for record $2 million at auction
		NEW YORK — A Stradivarius violin made in the late 17th century was sold on Friday [April 22] for just over $2 million (1.53 million euros), the most ever paid for a musical instrument at auction, according to Christie's auction house, which handled the sale.
		The winning bid of $2,032,000 (1,553,873 euros) by a private American collector far surpassed the previous record of $1,776,940 (1,358,828 euros), set in 1990 for another Stradivarius violin, the auction house said.
		The instrument sold Friday, known as "The Lady Tennant" violin, was made by Antonio Stradivari in 1699 and "illustrates the hallmarks of Stradivari's emerging Golden Period style," Christie's said in a statement announcing the sale.
	www.andante.com /article/article.cfm?id=25429 (324 words)

	Lady Tennant Strad sold
		The Stradivarius violin, known to musicians worldwide as "The Lady Tennant" was recently purchased at Christie's for $2,032,000, the highest amount ever paid for a musical instrument at auction.
		Crafted in 1699, the violin was bought by Scottish industrialist, Sir Charles Tennant and given to his wife, Lady Tennant in 1900.
		Liu paid homage to the new "Lady" in his life: "I have been given a soul mate for life, one with whom I shall share the most intimate communication with the world." The instrument was bestowed on Liu by the Society as an indefinite loan.
	www.violinist.com /discussion/response.cfm?ID=6732 (2105 words)

	Most Expensive Violin in the World «
		The instrument comes from Italy during the 16th century, and the oldest surviving violin dates to 1564.
		The Lady Tennant Stradivarius violin was sold by Christie’s New York in April 2005 for $2.03 million US dollars.
		The expensive violin was originally owned by Charles Lafont, and the name comes from Sir Charles Tennant who what would become the most expensive violin in 1900 for his wife.
	most-expensive.net /violin-world (285 words)

	The Epoch Times \| US Auctioneer Eyes Record for Stradivarius Violin
		The 300-year-old Stradivarius violin, known as "The Taft", is delicately removed from a display case before its auction at Christie's in New York May 5, 2000.
		NEW YORK — Auction house Christie's unveiled a Stradivarius violin Thursday that it said could fetch more than $2 million next week to become the most expensive musical instrument ever sold at auction.
		"There are certainly grounds for (the Hammer) to realize more than the Lady Tennant," said Kerry Keane, head of the musical instrument department at Christie's.
	www.theepochtimes.com /news/6-5-12/41480.html (448 words)

	CBC.ca Arts - Canadian music teacher's violin fetches $1.4M at auction
		The Stradivarius violin owned by a musician who lived and worked in Canada for 40 years sold over the weekend for over $1.4 million US at a Boston auction.
		The violin was the property of the great Hungarian-born musician Lorand Fenyves, who taught at the University of Toronto, the University of Western Ontario and the Banff Centre for the Arts.
		Stradivarius violins have been known to pick up names to distinguish them from others created by master violin maker Antonio Stradivari and his family.
	www.cbc.ca /arts/story/2006/10/17/fenyves-strad-auction.html (1030 words)

	PlaybillArts: News: 'Lady Tennant' Stradivarius Loaned to Violinist Yang Liu
		The anonymous collector who purchased the "Lady Tennant" Stradivarius violin for more than $2 million in April has loaned it indefinitely to violinist Yang Liu.
		The loan to Liu was made through the Stradivari Society, which helps to match the owners of rare instruments with musicians.
		In 1900, Hill sold it to Charles Tennant, a Scottish businessman, who gave it to his wife, an amateur violinist.
	www.playbillarts.com /news/article/2224.html (447 words)

	Sarah Wallin » Blog Archive » Most Expensive Musical Instrument
		The Lady Tennant was crafted in 1699, and was first owned by Charles Philippe Lafont, a contemporary of Nicolo Paganini.
		On June 15, 2005 (that’s tomorrow!), “the most expensive musical instrument purchased at auction will be played in public for the first time in twenty-five years at the Kennedy Center by Tchaikovsky prize winner and Violinmasterclass.com soloist, Yang Liu“.
		The instrument was bestowed on Liu by the Stradivari Society as an indefinite loan.
	sarah.macmanx.com /blog/2005/06/14/most-expensive-musical-instrument (293 words)

	Stradivarius violin fetches $3.54 m - Deccan Herald - Internet Edition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		A nearly 300-year-old Stradivarius violin sold for more than US$ 3.5 million, shattering the record for the most paid for a musical instrument at auction, Christie’s said.
		The instrument, made in 1707 by Italian violinmaker Antonio Stradivari and known as ‘The Hammer’, sold at Christie’s auction house for US$ 3,544,000 after less than five minutes of bidding in an atmosphere that alternated between humorous and tense.
		The winning bid, which included the auction house’s commission, broke the previous record of US$ 20,32,000, paid for another Stradivarius, ‘The Lady Tennant’, at Christie’s in April 2005, the auction house said on Tuesday.
	www.deccanherald.com /deccanherald/may182006/foreign1848352006517.asp (290 words)

	Stradivarius
		They rarely come up for sale and the highest price paid for a Stradivarius (or any musical instrument) at public auction was 'The Lady Tennant', made in 1699 which sold for US $2,032,000 in 2005.
		Modern research tools haven't solved the mystery, but devices such as the scanning laser vibrometer are aiding researchers in testing the theory that the careful shaping of belly and back plate, in order to "tune" their resonant frequencies, may be an important factor.
		Lady Jeanne 1731 - Currently owned by the Donald Kahn Foundation, on extended loan to Benjamin Schmid [20]
	www.musicsonglyrics.org /Stradivarius.html (1470 words)

	Iran Daily
		NEW YORK, April 23--A Stradivarius violin sold for just over two million dollars at auction in New York on Friday, smashing the previous world record for a musical instrument, AFP said.
		The instrument sold on Friday was named The Lady Tennant violin and was created by Stradivari when he was 55 years old.
		The instrument got its name when it was purchased in 1900 by Scottish industrialist and financier, Sir Charles Tennant, for his wife who was an amateur violinist.
	www.iran-daily.com /1384/2257/html/art.htm (1616 words)

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