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  • Violins and their Makers
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  • Stradivarius Violins
  • Maggini Instruments
  • Amati Violins
  • Stainer Family
  • Bergonzi Family of Violin Makers
  • Violin Makers Named Gagliano
  • Violin Makers Named Glass
  • Guarneri Violins
  • Hopf Violins
  • Klotz Family of Violin Makers
  • Ruggieri Family
  • Violin Makers Named Vuillaume

Violins and their Makers

The Smithsonian's priceless collection of musical instruments are brought to life through the the Smithsonian Chamber Music Society's exhibitions, concerts, tours, broadcasts, recordings, and educational programs. View violins and portraits of violinists and fiddle players in the Smithonian's collections. Read about research to understand the engineering and craftsmanship that Antonio Stradivari (1644–1737) built into each of his renowned instruments.


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Isaac Stern

Fritz Kreisler

Nathan Milstein

Yehudi Menuhin

Natalie with Violin

Jascha Heifetz

Two Violinists

Patrice Munsel

Violin Power

Street Musicians

Trio

Maud Powell

Duet

Ole Bornemann Bull

Yehudi Menuhin

Quartet VI

Fritz Kreisler

Efrem Zimbalist

Yehudi Menuhin

Fritz Kreisler

Camille Urso

Dreamer

Eugene Ormandy and Joseph Szigeti

Festive Scene

Fiddler

The Violinist

Violinist Sketches

Jascha Heifetz

Jascha Heifetz

Louis Kaufman

Fritz Kreisler

Fiddler

Ford the Fiddler

Clayton Sickels, Fiddler

Old Fiddler


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