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Gould Stradivarius

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[[File:"The Gould" Violin MET DT669a.jpg|thumb|The Gould (1693)]]
The '''''Gould Stradivarius''''' of 1693 is a [[violin]] made by the Italian [[luthier]] [[Antonio Stradivari]] of [[Cremona]] (1644-1737). This is violin is a product of Stradivari's long-pattern and has been modified into a baroque violin configuration by luthier Frederick J. Lindeman of [[Amsterdam]]. <ref name=":0"></ref> It is in a collection at the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art|Metropolitian Museum of Art]] in [[United States|America]], [[New York City]]. <ref name=":1">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>

== Ownership ==
The ''Gould'' violin's ownership traces back to 1820 by an owner listed as "Marquis de Villers". Around 1850, a violinist and celebrated and teacher named [[Charles Dancla]] had bought the instrument. In 1880, the violin was now owned by person identified as M. Labitte of Reims which may have been Louis Labitte, a collector of musical manuscripts. The violin was purchased again in 1897, now by a man with the name Rev. Albert Willan until about 1900 when the violin was sold to a polish violinist and composer [[Emil Młynarski|Emil Młynarskyi]]. <ref name=":0" />

In 1918, the violin was bought by the Allgemeine Musikgesselschaft of Basel and used until 1928, where the violin was sold by the [[Caressa & Français|Albert Caressa firm]] to George Gould. This instrument had stayed with George Gould until 1955, where George Gould had given the violin to the Metropolitian Museum of Art where it now currently lies. <ref name=":0" />

== Instrument ==
The ''Gould'' is named after one of it's owners and eventual donor, George Gould, who had given the instrument to the Metropolitian Museum of Art in 1955. <ref name=":0" /> In 1974, a careful decision was made to put the instrument back into a "baroque" form so that artists that specialize in historical performances could use the instrument. <ref name=":0" /> It is considered the only violin by Stradivari that has been returned to a baroque setup and "is regularly used for performance of period repertoire." <ref name=":1" />

== See also ==

* [[List of Stradivarius instruments]]

== References ==


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