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Stradivari

American  
[strad-uh-vair-ee, strah-dee-vah-ree] / ˌstræd əˈvɛər i, ˌstrɑ diˈvɑ ri /

noun

  1. Antonio 1644?–1737, Italian violinmaker of Cremona (pupil of Nicolò Amati).


Stradivari British  
/ ˌstrædɪˈvɑːrɪ /

noun

  1. Antonio (anˈtɔːnjo). ?1644–1737, Italian violin, viola, and cello maker

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"The marionette is like the Stradivari of the puppet world," said Mark Mander, producer and director of Cinderella.

From BBC Dec. 15, 2022

The same wood was indeed used to make the Stradivari harp and the Amati cello, Dr. Bernabei and his colleagues suggest.

From New York Times Jun. 8, 2022

This was consistent with the two craftsmen sharing a workshop, with the elder Amati possibly mentoring the younger Stradivari, the team concluded.

From New York Times Jun. 8, 2022

Stradivari kept the instrument for 55 years, selling it in 1734 for 40 pounds to Samuel Hellier of Wombourne, England.

From Reuters Jun. 6, 2022

Amati’s family workshop was subsequently imitated by two other now legendary violin-making families of Cremona, the Stradivari and the Guarneri, in whose hands the town swiftly eclipsed the earlier reputation of Brescia.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

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