History It's thought the first violin was constructed around 1555 by Andrea Amati, although no one is sure of the exact year. Older versions of the instrument only had three strings, and were known as ...

Joachim-Ma Stradivarius’ – which could fetch up to US$18 million – is named for two famed owners including late Chinese virtuoso Ma Si-Hon.

Sotheby's auction house had estimated that the "Joachim-Ma Stradivarius" violin could sell for between $12 million and $18 million, with the higher end of the range potentially eclipsing the ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A violin made by the famed Antonio Stradivari ... If it sells at the top end of that range, it could best the $15.9 million paid in 2011 for another Stradivarius, the “Lady ...