Run Your Money Like It's The Red Violin |
| April 20, 2016 | April 2016 Bond Updates |
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Stradivarius made some 900 violins, over 600 still exist. Red varnish was employed in his “golden period,” from 1704 to 1720. This coating still holds fast on many instruments played on today. Professionals like the charming soloist Elizabeth Pitcairn, who now owns this red violin, was gifted it by her grandfather back in 1990. |
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