Stradivari Books

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Ensemble - 5/2010 (.pdf)

Il Gionale dell'arte (1)(2)- 2/2011 (.pdf)

Kulturkalender(.pdf)

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client reviews

The books are marvellous!! Congratulations for your great work.
Fernando Solar, violin maker, Spain

The books arrived in wonderful condition last Thursday morning. They were extremely well packed. Over the weekend I had a chance to open the books and admire the beautiful work that your team has done. I have not yet had the time to examine them in detail, but I have already seen enough to know that I will never regret buying them from you. You have done a splendid job. Thanks for producing this wonderful work.
John T. M. Wright / USA

What a fabulous and priceless set of 4 Stradivrius volumes! It is indeed worth its weight in gold! What a huge and admirable project that you have both accomplished! So perfectly and beautifully done! Congratulations to you both!! We will first indulge in reading all the beautiful pages, and then will make certain that the Ma Estate will further share it with many other connoisseurs of great arts. You can be sure that your gorgeous volumes will give joy to many in the days to come.
Nancy Zi Li, Co-Executrix of Ma Si-Hon Estate, USA

I just received my copy of the Stradivari Book. My only words are that I am flabbergasted by the extraordinary quality and beautiful printing of the entire set. It is really an amazing treasure!
Your magnificent photos are breathtaking in their detail and the uncannily exact rendering of the most subtle color in the printing process is just wonderful. This book will remain the definitive work on Stradivari for decades to come.
Endre Balogh, violinist and photographer, USA

I am humbled by your accomplishments. The collection is truly extraordinary. Congratulations, you have have created a new benchmark in the publishing world. It is absolutely amazing.
George Drapeau & Co., Public Affairs, Fundraising & Strategic Development, USA

Just this weekend, with our friend Gary Sturm, who was here to visit, we reviewed every page. It is breathtaking in every way! The photography, the text, the design and the printing are absolutely perfect! We were overwhelmed by the perfect color.....Gary kept saying that he had never seen such perfect photographs. Our sincere thanks for sending them, it adds so much pleasure to our life, and to the world of violins.
Dr. Herbert and Evelyn Axelrod

I am stunned - really. With tear in my eyes I can't believe how beautiful your books are. I will look through it, and read it for days. They are the greatest books of my collection - anyone's collection. Thank you so much. I haven't forgotten our work together.
Steven Honigberg, cellist, USA

I was expecting good to excellent but this 4 volume set is GREAT. Your photography is exceptional. This will take me years to study....thanks so much!
Dean Lapinel, violin maker, USA

It is marvelous simply striking collection of photos. Just very beautiful in every way.
Thank you very much
Todd Goldenberg, violin maker, USA

The quality and detail of the photographs are both superb and I know I will enjoy looking at these beautiful instruments for many years to come so my congratulations to all involved.
The books are beautifully produced and I will enjoy them immensely. I do hope you manage to sell the entire print run - otherwise we'll never get the companion volume on Del Gesu!
John Officer, violin maker, Australia

Thank you very much for such a wonderful work.
Roman Barnas, violin maker, Andover, USA

The photos... they are fantastic! I really like their quality and definition. And the print is the best I have seen, much better than many other good books. Fantastic, truly fantastic!
Carlo Chiesa, violin maker, historian, Milano, Italy

I just finished turning the pages of your book. You did such an amazing work, I can not stress enough how valuable it is for a violin maker.
Marco Coppiardi, violin maker and restorer, Boston, USA

I am absolutely enthusiastic for the supreme quality of the edition, for the wonderful photographies, for the reflection of the paper that approaches to the actual ones of the original varnish, as well as the binding with black linnen and golden prints. I am afraid that you are the only persons for completing the work which would be the full color Goodkind.
Mr Rocco Filippini, solo cellist

The photos are wonderful
Tim Ingles, expert, Sotheby´s London

My best compliments for the books. They are really great, an outstanding result and something that will never be done again, I am sure.
Jens Gosta Johannson, violin maker and restorer Cremona, Italy

That photography work is exceptional and as an artist myself I am excited about the books...
Dean Lapinel, violin maker, Boise, Idaho, USA

Today the books has arrived. How wonderful they are!
I am very glad to look at really beautiful photos of a lot of Stradivarius.
You are a great photographer.
Katsuhiko Oie, violin maker, Sapporo, Japan

I was really blown away by the quality of your photography, and am really excited about the book!
Elizabeth Pitcairn, violin soloist, Los Angeles, USA

The photography and your write up concerning Antonio Stradivari is beautifully handled and I feel that it will be very much appreciated by the people who buy the book from you.
Peter Paul Prier & Sons, violin maker, Salt Lake City, USA

It´s a must to have
Jean-Jacques Rampal, expert, Paris, Entente Internationale des Luthiers et Archetiers d'Art

Congratulations on completing such a monumental project. I saw the book in Cremona and was quite impressed.
Chris Reuning, Boston, USA

Such a marvelous photographer with such unique pictures should be represented in a delux volume...Thanks for your friendship, your expertise,and your consideration.
William Sloan, enthusiast, Los Angeles, USA

Thank you for your splendide books!
I am very happy to have these...
Yoshi-Benoît Sugiyama, luthier

Congratulations on an extraordinary project and for your magnificent and incomparable tomes.
David Takeno 'Eugène Ysaÿe International Chair of Violin', Guildahll School of Music & Drama

Die Stradbücher sind ein grosser Schatz für uns Geigenbauer. Ich habe sofort angefangen damit zu arbeiten. Insbesondere die herrlichen Lackbilder sind eine wahre Inspiration und man wird dies meinen nächsten Geigen sicher ansehen. Wunderbar ist, dass ich mich auf die exakten Maße der Photographien verlassen kann.
Dorte Weishaupt-Moinian, Geigenbauerin, Deutschland

SPÄT kommt mein Dank fürwahr - - !! Aber endlich wenigstens jetzt - für dieses unglaublich schöne Stradivarius-Kompendium, das mich zum Jahreswechsel hier so riesig überrascht hatte! Da haben Sie etwas wunderbar Nachhaltiges und Kunstvolles geschaffen! So schön in allen Details - wundervoll! Dass ich in den Besitz dieser so wertvollen Bücher kommen durfte, freut mich unsagbar! Möge das große Opus ein wunderbarer Erfolg in der Welt werden!
anonym

Ein grosser Wunsch ist in Erfüllung gegangen und hat meine kühnsten Träume übertroffen.
Nun ist es Realität geworden: Sie haben ein absolutes Meisterwerk geschaffen; fotografisch und drucktechnisch vom Feinsten. Ein Jahrhundertwerk ist es und wird es bleiben.
Mr Heinz Ammann, Schweiz

Ich habe Ihre 4 wunderschoenen "STRADIVARI BUECHER" erhalten. Ich muss Ihnen hiermit meine volle Begeisterung ausdruecken. So ein Werk ist sicherlich ein einziges Opus. Unvergleichbar mit anderen bekannten Werken! Ich meine sicher, dass Sie damit einen Riesenerfolg in der Branche erzielen, und hoffe, dass Ihre Arbeit somit Ihnen die entsprechende Freude bringen wird.
Besten Dank und Beifall fuer Ihr Werk!
Mr Giorgio Feige, Italy

Heute sind die Buecher angekommen, sobald sich meine Augen von meinem Buch trennen können werde ich mich ums weiterschicken kuemmern. Auf den erste Bick einfach super. Bildqualität lässt nichts zu wuenschen ueberig, und die Menge der Instrumente macht mich einfach sprachlos! Herzlichen Glueckwunsch Ihr habt ein umwerfendes Buch zur Welt gebracht.
Karin Grobel-Eneh, Violin Maker, Finnland

Strad1710 hat einen Kommentar zu Stradivaribooks Trailer 2010 - Stradivari veröffentlicht:
Gratulation an Jost Thöne & Jan Röhrmann! Das Warten seit der Subskription 2009 hat sich mehr als gelohnt. Nicht nur die Anzahl der abgebildeten Instrumente, sondern auch die besonders realistische Wiedergabe der typischen Stradlack-Farb-"T(h)öne" ;-) ist konkurrenzlos. Dieses gigantische Werk schließt an die wunderbaren Bücher von Shinishi Yokoyama an. Herzlichen Dank & viele Grüße nach Köln!