What is Antonio Stradivari?
{{one source|date=June 2023}} '''Antonio Stradivari''' (1644 {{ndash}} 18 December 1737) was an Italian [[luthier]] (a person who makes stringed instruments). He made [[violins]], [[violas]], [[cellos]], [[guitars]], and [[harps]]. The instruments he made are called ''[[Stradivarius]]'', or ''Strad'' for short. Many people think that he is the greatest violin maker. Around 650 of the instruments he made survive.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |last1=Beare |first1=Charles |title=Stradivari, Antonio |date=2001 |encyclopedia=Grove Music Online |edition=8th |publisher=Oxford University Press |url=https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-6002278259}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Stradivari, Antonio}} [[Category:1644 births]] [[Category:1737 deaths]] [[Category:Luthiers]] [[Category:People from Cremona]] {{bio-stub}}