biography
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Stradivari or Stradivarius, Antonio
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pronunciation:
[stradivahrius]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (c.1644–1737)
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| biography:
| Violin maker, born in Cremona, N Italy. He experimented with the design of string instruments, and assisted by his two sons perfected the Cremona type of violin. It is thought that he made over a thousand violins, violas, and violoncellos between 1666 and his death; about 650 of these still exist. |
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