The only reason why they sell for so much is that the materials used to build them can't be replicated. There is also this idea that if you are a pro violinist, you won't be respected unless you have one. There's a lot of debate as to whether are not they truly sound better.
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MildredHubble
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Oh yeah - their reputation is deserved for many reasons. That still seems like a lot of money - truth, though, the buying price was also a donation to create a scholarship program.
Entirely justified, and even a very nice thing to do for many future musicians.
Still, A heck of a fiddle.
Entirely justified, and even a very nice thing to do for many future musicians.
Still, A heck of a fiddle.
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There was a bloke in Melbourne years ago that made violins that often got compared to Stradivarius. The secret was in the wood. He had gone to Gaza and from a lot of buildings that had been destroyed he bought doors. He bought dozens of doors from collapsed buildings and shipped them back to Australia. Some of that timber was over 2000 years old.