These Are The 12 Most Expensive Violins Of All Time

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These Are The 12 Most Expensive Violins Of All Time

All these violins have a great story that continues today. They are known in the music world for their quality of sound, their great value and rarity. For many years violin makers and scientists have tried to find the secrets to their amazing resonance.


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In 2006, this damaged violin was found in the attic of a home in Britain. After two years of in-depth trace analysis it was proved this was the instrument used by Hartley, who played, “Nearer, My God, to Thee” classical violin music during the Titanic’s last moments.



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This is an antique violin made by the Italian luthier Antonio Stradivari of Cremona in 1699, one year before the beginning of his so-called ‘golden’ period. On April 22, 2005, the Lady Tennant sold for a record US$2,032,000 at Christie’s auction in New York.

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https://www.cmuse.org/12-most-expensive-violins/