Antonio Stradivari, his life and work (1644-1737) . ls which permitted ofhis continuing in the even tenor of his way. We cannotbut believe that his two sons, Francesco and Omobono,born respectively in 1671 and 1679, and possibly CarloBergonzi, worked with him, each rendering assistance tothe best of his ability ; although the most minute scrutinyof the instruments of the period fails to reveal any signsof other hands than his own having contributed a sharetowards the building up of either violin, viola, or violon-cello. Possibly—and this seems to us the only hypothesis— Stradivari permitted th
Antonio Stradivari, his life and work (1644-1737) . ls which permitted ofhis continuing in the even tenor of his way. We cannotbut believe that his two sons, Francesco and Omobono,born respectively in 1671 and 1679, and possibly CarloBergonzi, worked with him, each rendering assistance tothe best of his ability ; although the most minute scrutinyof the instruments of the period fails to reveal any signsof other hands than his own having contributed a sharetowards the building up of either violin, viola, or violon-cello. Possibly—and this seems to us the only hypothesis— Stradivari permitted them to rough out the work, andwent all over it after them, thus removing all traces of * The Cremonese monk Arisi compiled his notes regarding Stradi-vari in this year (1720). He writes as if Stradivari was still active;also he makes no mention of any assistant, 70 STRADIVARIS VIOLINS their co-operation. One of Stradivaris sons may possiblyhave made bows, patterns of which exist in the Dal laValle Collection. Again, his assistants may have made.
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