FORTUNE IN VIOLINS

Grey River Argus, 6 September 1930, Page 9

FORTUNE IN VIOLINS

KUBELIKS STRAD. \ — Ir is said <>f Jan Kubelik, the world-fame >s violin •'•1 who is to make a tour of New Zealand, Hint he possesses two font lines in his strikingly ' fine examples of the violin-makers’ ' craft. Unique as Ills collection is pride I of place must undouhredly lie given to I his wonderful Stradivarius. This is! II one of the three best “Strad - .-” in J the world, being known as “'The Em>jperor,. (made in 1715), and tho other | two baing the “Messiah’’ an I rtee ‘ - Alb-rd.” 1 When Kubelik bought “The Em- ' peror” he paid what was then a to- : cord: price ever given for any violin. I That was twenty years ago, since '■then he b.ns refused snr.e truly a : -| - touadingoiferis—record prices for even these days >f frenzied finance. “The Emperor” is valued at no less than £25.000. Beside -1 possessing “Tim Em* ip-ror., Strad. he owns a violin made !Lv the famous Joseph. Guarnerius del ' Jesu. This violin, ’r is generally agreedy. is the most perfect specimen ef del Jefe's work. Guarncr-us has, 1 by mr.r.y people, been placed on th.? same level of violin production .-s ‘Stradivari us, and these two violins alone are worth .fortunes. Not content with possessing these two trenJures, M. Kubelik also has a collection of other famous violins, in during ex•amples of the work of AmatL Ruggieri, T-.-store, Galgiano, Ceruti. ami others, but whenever he travels he always takes b.is beloved Emperor and , the famous Guarnerius with him. HO' 'will bring both to New Zealand.