The Amati Violin

Where is it?
Foyer of Old Tullie House

What is it?
An internationally important musical instrument of great rarity
 
Why Should I See It?
This small, decorated violin is of outstanding international historic interest. It was made in around 1564 by Andrea Amati of Cremona, Italy, the ‘father of violin making’.  Not only is it a very rare survivor from the earliest period of violin-making, but it also formed part of the earliest and most famous set of stringed instruments ever made.

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