DescriptionThis Antonio Stradivari violin is the only one in existence that has been restored to its original Baroque form. Before modification to produce a louder, more brilliant tone and to extend the left-hand technique to higher positions, Baroque violins had gut strings, a short fingerboard, and a neck angled back only slightly from the body. Today, few fine violins show these original features.

Signatures, Inscriptions, and MarkingsMarks: (sticker pasted inside body) Antonius Stradivarius Cremonensis/Faciebat Anno 1693.