This Guitar From 1679 Is Only 1 Of 6 In The World, Wait Until You Hear Him Play It [video]
By Dreamer
You probably know the name Antonio Stradivari as a master-crafter of violins. While that is what he spent most of his time doing, he did not only work with violins. Making over 1,000 instruments over his lifetime, 960 of them were violins. However, among the other instruments, he also produced a small number of acoustic guitars, five to be exact.
While Stradivarius violins are worth thousands of dollars, his guitar from 1679 called the “Sabionari” might be even more valuable. Why? Well, it is the only guitar he made that is still playable to this day.
In the video below, you’ll listen to Rolf Lislevand play the Stradivarius guitar – the only guitar left in the world made by the master instrument maker. And just listen to how sweetly it sings…
If you’re ready to see the dazzling performance by Lislevand, scroll down and check out the video below.
But…
If you want to learn more about Antonio Stradivari and the man playing the guitar, here is a quick history lesson on them:
According to Britannica.com, Antonio Stradivari was born 1644 and died in 1737 – reaching almost 100 in a time that was considered impossible – he was probably a man on a mission to create his instruments.
Stradivari brought the art of string instrument making to the pitch of perfection. He learned under Nicolo Amati, and started putting his own labels on the instruments back in 1666.
“The Stradivari method of violin making created a standard for subsequent times; he devised the modern form of the violin bridge and set the proportions of the modern violin, with its shallower body that yields a more powerful and penetrating tone than earlier violins.”
Britannica continues: “It was long thought that the secret of Stradivari’s acoustically perfect violins lay in their varnish, the formula of which, though much debated, has never been discovered. However, modern research has isolated certain factors that influence the beauty of a violin’s tone. Among these are the thickness (and, hence, the vibrational properties) of its wooden top and back plates, the condition of the microscopic pores within the wood of the violin, and lastly the formula of the varnish. Stradivari’s success probably came from expertly optimizing all these and other factors within his designs.”
Rolf Lislevand is a Baroque concert guitarist and performs Santiago de Murcia’s “Tarantela” on the Stradivarius guitar in the clip below.
The guitar in the video had been changed over the years – but it was recently reconfigured to fit its original baroque style. According to ForgottenGuitar.com: “Recently, Daniel Sinier and Francoise de Ridder restored it back to its original baroque configuration (documented in the fall 2014 #119 issue of American Luthier), with 4 double Catgut strings (A D G B) and a single E string. With fellow veteran luthier Lorenzo Frignani maintaining the instrument currently, keeping in a usable condition.”
The Sabionari is owned by a private collector and is considered to be a museum piece in quality.
Watch the amazing performance on the old guitar now!
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