CHICAGO - A violin made by the famous Italian master Giuseppe Guarneri (Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesu) should be sold at auction in Chicago for at least 18 million dollars, which would become the most expensive musical instrument in the world.
The violin made 1741-st , and was named after the musician of the 19-th century Henry Vieuxtemps. Owner expensive instrument is a British banker Jan Stoker (Stoutzker).
"This instrument has a tremendous power, not only in volume but the sound quality. Its wide color palette enables the expression of even broader range of emotions,"said Chicago violinist Peter Quint, who several times played at this exceptional violin.
To date, only 140 survived Gvarnerijevih violin many of which are owned by museums and foundations.
The most expensive violin sold so far was the Stradivarius violin. The builder held the record for most expensive instrument ever sold at an auction, it was a violin "Hammer" from 1729, which found a buyer for $ 3.5 million, May 2006. in New York.
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