This is a list of Stradivarius string instruments made by members of the house of

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 ...

Stradivarius instruments

Violins

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Early period: 1666–1699

Golden period: 1700–1725

Late period: 1726–1737

Violas

There are twelve known extant Stradivari

viola The viola ( , also , ) is a string instrument that is bow (music), bowed, plucked, or played with varying techniques. Slightly larger than a violin, it has a lower and deeper sound. Since the 18th century, it has been the middle or alto voice of ...

Cellos

Antonio Stradivari built between 70 and 80

cello The cello ( ; plural ''celli'' or ''cellos'') or violoncello ( ; ) is a Bow (music), bowed (sometimes pizzicato, plucked and occasionally col legno, hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually intonation (music), t ...

s in his lifetime, of which 63 are extant.

Guitars

Five complete guitars by Stradivari exist, and a few fragments of others – including the neck of a sixth guitar, owned by the

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in Paris. These guitars have ten (doubled, five-course) strings, which was typical of the era.

Harps

The only surviving Stradivarius harp is the ''arpetta'' (little harp), owned by San Pietro a Maiella Music Conservatory in Naples, Italy.

Mandolins

There are two known extant Stradivari

mandolin A mandolin ( it, mandolino ; literally "small mandola") is a stringed musical instrument in the lute family and is generally plucked with a pick. It most commonly has four courses of doubled strings tuned in unison, thus giving a total of 8 ...

s. The ''Cutler-Challen Choral Mandolino'' of 1680 is in the collection of the

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at the

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. The other, dated ca. 1706, is owned by private collector Charles Beare of London. Known as Mandolino Coristo, it has eight strings.

Bows

A Stradivarius bow, The King Charles IV Violin Bow attributed to the Stradivari Workshop, is currently in the collection of the

Object number: 04882, at the

. The Rawlins Gallery violin bow, NMM 4882, is attributed to the workshop of

, Cremona, ca. 1700. This is one of two bows attributed to the workshop of Antonio Stradivari. The other was part or the Amaryllis Fleming Collection, the Paul Rosenbaum Collection, and the Maurice and Marta Clare Collection. It is currently in a private collection in Munich.

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Stradivarius A Stradivarius is one of the violins, violas, cellos and other string instruments built by members of the Italian family Stradivari, particularly Antonio Stradivari (Latin: Antonius Stradivarius), during the 17th and 18th centuries. They are co ...