Dancla violin by Stradivari or Dancla, Milstein is a 1708 Stradivarius violin which is referred to as the "Dancla". It was made by Italian luthier

Antonio Stradivari Antonio Stradivari (, also , ; – 18 December 1737) was an Italian luthier and a craftsman of string instruments such as violins, cellos, guitars, violas and harps. The Latinized form of his surname, ''Stradivarius'', as well as the colloq ...

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 ...

and named after the French violinist

Charles Dancla (Jean Baptiste) Charles Dancla (19 December 1817 – 10 October 1907) was a French violinist, composer and teacher. Biography Dancla was born in Bagnères-de-Bigorre. When he was nine years old, violinist Pierre Rode in Bordeaux heard his music; ...

History

The violin was made by the instrument maker

in 1708 and it still has its original maker's label. There are two other Stradivarius violins which share the name "Dancla", the Dancla Stradivarius (1703) and the

Dancla Stradivarius (1710) Dancla violin by Stradivari or Dancla, Milstein is a 1710 Stradivarius violin which is referred to as the "Dancla. It was made by Italian luthier Antonio Stradivari of Cremona and named after the French violinist Charles Dancla. Dimensions The vi ...

. The violin was constructed during what is considered Antonio Stradivari's "Golden period"

Description

The violin's dimensions are: Length of back , upper bout , middle bout , and lower bouts . It has a one pice back and it is orange-brown in color. The back is maple with horizontal flames which have depth. In 1913 the violin was examined by the luthiers of Caressa & Français in Paris France. They wrote a letter to Arthur Spitzer describing the violin as, "fully authentic, totally guaranteed and in a remarkable state of conservation". with this violin Stradivari experimented with proportions of the violin, the string lengths and rib heights resulted in a longer back and fuller curves, both in the front and back plates.

Provenance

in 1854 Mr. Defrance from

Saint-Étienne Saint-Étienne (; frp, Sant-Etiève; oc, Sant Estève, ) is a city and the prefecture of the Loire department in eastern-central France, in the Massif Central, southwest of Lyon in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Saint-Étienne is the t ...

, France, purchased the violin in Paris from French luthier

Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume (7 October 1798 – 19 March 1875) was a French luthier, businessman, inventor and winner of many awards. His workshop made over 3,000 instruments. Early life Vuillaume was born in Mirecourt, where his father and gr ...

. In 1870 it was reportedly owned by Charles-Nicolas-Eugène Gand. In 1882 it was purchased by Professor of violin at the

Paris Conservatoire The Conservatoire de Paris (), also known as the Paris Conservatory, is a college of music and dance founded in 1795. Officially known as the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (CNSMDP), it is situated in the avenue ...

. The violin was the third Stradivarius that Dancla owned. In 1903 Dancla sold the violin to Albert Caressa; from there it went to

Édouard Nadaud Édouard Louis Nadaud (14 April 1862 – 13 February 1928) was a French classical violinist. An heir of the , he taught the violin at the Conservatoire de Paris from 1900 to 1924. Biography Nadaud was born at 46 rue des Dames (Quartier des Ba ...

. In 1912, it was sold to Colonel Maitre of

Sedan, Ardennes Sedan () is a commune in the Ardennes department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France. It is also the chef-lieu (administrative centre) of the arrondissement of the same name. Location The town is situated about 200 km from Paris, ...

. In 1913 the violin was owned by Arthur Spitzer.

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