The ''Artot–Alard Stradivarius'' of 1728 is an
antique
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violin made by
luthier
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Antonio Stradivari of
Cremona
Cremona (, also ; ; lmo, label= Cremunés, Cremùna; egl, Carmona) is a city and ''comune'' in northern Italy, situated in Lombardy, on the left bank of the Po river in the middle of the ''Pianura Padana'' ( Po Valley). It is the capital of th ...
(1644-1736).
This violin is currently on display in the Stradivarius exhibition at the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, Arizona until June 5, 2016.
See also
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Stradivarius
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List of Stradivarius instruments
This is a list of Stradivarius string instruments made by members of the house of Antonio Stradivari.
Stradivarius instruments
Violins
This list has 282 entries.
Early period: 1666–1699
Golden period: 1700–1725
Late period: 1726–17 ...
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1728 works
Stradivari violins
Stradivari instruments
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