Stradivari vs Guarneri : the UNTOLD Truth

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Edgar Russ Distinguished Violinmaker

10 ай бұрын

Today we make a fascinating journey into the lives two iconic violin makers: Antonio Stradivari and Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù. Two legacies who worked almost at the same time but lived and worked very different. Join me as we delve into their remarkable craftsmanship and explore the places where they lived and worked.
I will highlight the key points of their lives, shedding light on their backgrounds, training, and contributions to the art of violin making. We will dive into the historical context of their respective eras, understanding how their instruments gained global recognition and earned a place in the hearts of musicians and collectors alike.
I take you on a virtual tour of the locations associated with these legendary makers. We will visit Cremona, Italy, the birthplace of both Stradivari and Guarneri, where they honed their skills and crafted their masterpieces. I will provide insights into the workshops, houses, and neighborhoods where they lived and worked, immersing you in the vibrant atmosphere of these historical settings.
Throughout the video, we will compare and contrast the distinctive characteristics of Stradivari and Guarneri.
Meanwhile all the best from Cremona
Edgar
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@charliegrandison1176 10 ай бұрын

We all can read about the violon makers of the past but when it is Edgar who tells such great stories with elaborate details , it brins them to life. Cool vidéo !

@azielce 10 ай бұрын

I enjoy these story telling videos - there is a lot of history (and fantasy) around the great masters that can be found in books but much more accessible with your channel. Thanks! Would also love to hear about Testore, Storioni, Bergonzi…

@Petroschristidis 3 ай бұрын

I think we would all love to see more such videos about specific makers. I enjoyed it !

@bluehoo0 10 ай бұрын

Without a doubt Edgar more videos on the great violin makers. Plus possibly details of their different styles of making.

@sammarcum4931 10 ай бұрын

I really appreciate you taking the time and effort to post the things that you post. I have gained a great amount of knowledge from you regarding crafting the greatest instruments possible as well as videos like this one that spur me on to build quality instruments in my later years of life. Thank you Edgar and everyone involved with your shop.

@11111nutzer Ай бұрын

Hello Edgar, thank you very much for your video! It was very interesting! . I would like to see more videos about Violinmakers. ❤

@derwinserrano6936 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for your efforts! Always appreciate your instructive videos. Would be interesting to hear about other makers. Warm regards from Puerto Rico!!!

@catalinquercinola7553 10 ай бұрын

Another wonderful video Edgar! Thank you! And yes please make more informative and entertaining about the lives of makers! Thank you so much. Q

@tomjones6387 10 ай бұрын

Great video Edgar, and i like the scenery, we had drinks in that piazza after we visited you. Love the background story.

@jayaaron1 27 күн бұрын

Lovely interesting two old masters' history explained in a super objective manner with your personal flair! Could you also make a video on the 19th/20th century Italian masters like Rocca and Pressenda?

@ViolinistExtraordinaire 10 ай бұрын

My girlfriend’s family’s last name was the same lineage Amatucci, allegedly changed to Amati. Better for Sales? . A good friend of mine inherited his teachers teachers instruments which many of were nearly fully cut and just needed to have the neck and scroll, as well as the face matched to a back, glued on, and finished. After maybe a little regraduation. Which lends credence to your point about Amati’s unfinished instruments being inherited by Guarneri Del Jesu. It’s amazing that you have a little bit of a similar situation, and although I never got to apprentice with Ihor Shablovsky, who is Violins were sold as an abbreviation of his last name, hence, Shabli. I have a new five string made by Eric Aceto, which uses some wood that was grown in the same forests that Stradivarius later violins were made from. Historical fact is that his Stradivari was so wealthy that people would say, I wish I had as much money as Antonio Stradivari, not the duke or baron or king, as his fame and fortune surpassed most of the nobility of that era in his heyday. I also heard of saying, and please correct me if I’m wrong. On a street in Cremona, Italy, there were three violin shops. The first one, of Amati, had a sign that said “the best violins in the whole world”. The second one was that of Antonio Stradivari, which had a sign advertising “the best violins in all of Italy”. And the third shop, that of Guarneri del Jesu, had a sign that stated “the best violins on this street”.. thank you for sharing. I hope we can sometime connect because I’d love to have the opportunity play on some of your gorgeous instruments. So much of what you said reinforces what I’ve heard, and I really enjoyed this video. Bravo, sir! Ciao Bello!

@ViolinistExtraordinaire 10 ай бұрын

One of the reasons why Stradivarius violins are also the most popular is that he was more consistent in his build. He used blocks inside the instrument where there are different techniques which involve type of webbing. I’d love to hear your thoughts on that Edgar. All the very best.

@ViolinistExtraordinaire 10 ай бұрын

If you’d ever like to talk about my girlfriends family with her, and I, let me know. I can say that before I ever learned that about her family name, which was kept hidden for many years, I noticed that she had an incredible ear for music. A genetic trait that existed before those relatives change their name to Amati, so it’s amazing how certain dispositions and talents are also part of our DNA and coding I would be thrilled to be a part of your research.

@ViolinistExtraordinaire 10 ай бұрын

Lastly, keep up the good work.

@MrXiaoda 10 ай бұрын

This is really enlightening. Thanks for sharing.

@EdgarRuss 10 ай бұрын

You are welcome! All the best

@w.k.perriam6668 7 ай бұрын

This was wonderful! More. Please!

@TitofBee 10 ай бұрын

very nice video, Edgar thanks a lot

@davidlowther8886 Ай бұрын

Thank you Edgar! This was very interesting.

@kevinfarrellUK 10 ай бұрын

Excellent. Thank you. Personally, I am also interested in the differences in build, the differences in problem solving and in design. How different angles and shapes affect tone and who came up with innovations and ideas that were copied, and successes and failures in innovation etc etc. I think a few video's of those kind of things would be very interesting.

@picksalot1 10 ай бұрын

I enjoy learning about the history of the early violin makers. I'd be very interested in hearing more about Gasparo da Salo, as one of the best violins I've heard on KZfaq was made by him. I'm also interested in all the modifications that take place when "modernising" a vintage violin. I know some significant changes are made to the neck and finger board. How do you feel about such modifications?

@karatefuman 8 ай бұрын

This was a great video! I think a lot of us would live to hear more about other makers and their history!

@paulvictor9368 10 ай бұрын

Thank you. I really enjoyed this.

@JIFD 10 ай бұрын

Great vid! Yes please :)

@dennismeehan11 9 ай бұрын

Great video especially because you are able to analyse details of their work which tell a story of there own. Very perceptive. I have been very interested in the story that may be true that the acoustical physics of string instruments were passed down from Leonardo DaVinci to the Medici Family. Any thoughts in that aspect of violin making I am sure many of us would find interesting. Thanks Edgar.

@mykofreder1682 10 ай бұрын

I only know a hand full of violin makers, know a little about the time periods and there were major developments in designs from structure, materials used, strings. If someone told me something incorrect or was asked for details of times or developments, I would be an unreliable source. I heard they messed around with the necks on old violins because of bad design is one of the things I may have heard, someone could tell me something about sound post, bridges, or base bars and I would not know if it were true or false.

@cool-jg2050 Ай бұрын

Yes make more videos about Stradivarius ❤and Gauneri 🍕🇮🇹. Can you make a video about Paganini did he used to play on a Strad violin first?

@chrisebbesen5798 10 ай бұрын

THANK YOU, VERY INTERESTING, I SHOULD WANT TO KNOW ANYTHING I COULD ABOUT THESE FAMOUS VIOLIN LUTIERS. REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TOIL TO MAKE THESE. MOST APPRECIATIVE. CHRIS E. USA PS I THINK IVE FOUND MY STRING SETS. EVA PIRAZZI, AND THOMASTIC INFELD RED. COULD YOU DISCUSS THE USE USE OF WILLOW IN STRdivaris instruments? Very curious. Thank you, bye

@iainwilliamson8366 10 ай бұрын

Excellent and so very interesting to hear about the history of these great makers. More please!😊

@Osmium-ART2020 10 ай бұрын

Grande video come sempre da parte di Edgar ❤

@nicolasrahnama6333 5 ай бұрын

Yes, please, fantastico video. Again, it is very informative, thanks..

@serafin1719 10 ай бұрын

Very interesting format! Please more of that….

@ezraschwartz5201 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for great educational video, Edgar, well done and delivered. Super-interesting. Yes, more video like this about Cremonese makers, including your own story!

@andyrenshaw9148 10 ай бұрын

Great video - thank you. Yes please - make a video about Carlo Bergonzi :)

@thomascumpston2338 10 ай бұрын

I enjoy all your videos, and it's very interesting to see and hear the history behind the Cremonese violin makers. It would be nice to hear about Nicola Amati and all the apprentices that he sent out into the world to make fiddles.

@MarioAlemNeto 10 ай бұрын

Great video! Could you please tell us something about Bergonzi too?

@TNungesser 4 ай бұрын

Edgar, can you tell us all the differences between the Stradivarius and Guarneri violins?

@tommierichardson9070 10 ай бұрын

Love your vids !!!

@EdgarRuss 10 ай бұрын

Thanks 😊

@trabantdelux 9 ай бұрын

I would love to learn about the luthier perspective in the method of building the different instruments and their construction. What is differentiating Amati, Stradivari and Guarnieri... Also... There is no much talk about the transition from the classics to modern luthiers... Who took the torch from the italians after they passed away? Was it french luthiers or german luthiers?

@IIAASSOONN 10 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@EdgarRuss 10 ай бұрын

Thanks man! 👍🏼

@williamkauffman5745 10 ай бұрын

yes

@sunnyfrancist.l5902 10 ай бұрын

Nice explanation of the history in video. Could you help me with this name of violin maker "aslit" Only these letters I got. Pls help me with the full name if u could

@violinfanatickamraz1403 10 ай бұрын

Whats the name of the movie that has anthony quinn? Id like to watch it.

@EdgarRuss 10 ай бұрын

I think it is: The red violin Enjoy!

@violinfanatickamraz1403 10 ай бұрын

@@EdgarRuss I actually already own it. Borrowed a copy from the library, then bought a copy.

@Gonzalo_Chalo_Luthier 10 ай бұрын

👏

@alanaliyev456GT 9 ай бұрын

we must have to vote ! who prefer Guarneri....who prefer Stradivari (For our beautiful copies, style is in correllation with particulatity of sounds...its very true close of 1,5K$ and over ....)

@cool-jg2050 Ай бұрын

I like Strad better. Although I must say Guaneri violin is very nice too. My favorite composer is Paganini!

@stevenmeyer9674 5 ай бұрын

My uneducated question is are the violins made by the masters of 300 years ago really better than the highest quality ones made today . I find it hard to believe that it is not possible to build them of equal quality today. Have there been any scientific tests? or blind tests done by professionals? This is a serious question, as I have always been curious.

@gregmonks 10 ай бұрын

When I was young, I never once got a straight answer as to what the differences were between Stradivari and Guarnari violins. I'd get pseudointellectual nonsense such as "one is like a fine wine," and other such pretentious silliness. In my later years I asked a crusty old luthier who said tersely, "Guarnari's have a fat arse and smaller F holes."

@EdgarRuss 10 ай бұрын

😂