The 3 Most Expensive Musical Instruments in the World, The Price is More Than Dozens Of Apartments

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This post will give you a list of the 3 most expensive musical instruments in the world whose prices can reach tens of millions of dollars. Do not believe?

Music is a universal language that can give a million meanings and meanings. Of course an artistic skill must be channeled through the right musical instrument.

If you are a music artist, you know that the quality of a musical instrument determines the sound quality of the music played. This is what makes musicians dare to pay a high price to have a quality musical instrument.

This time emaknews.com will provide information on 3 types of the most expensive musical instruments ever sold in the world.

This very high price has a variety of reasons. Some are due to its historical value, some are due to the quality of the musical instrument itself.

Here are 3 musical instruments with phenomenal prices in the world

1. World's Most Expensive Musical Instrument: MacDonald Stradivarius Viola (US$45 Million)

The name of this violin is taken from the name of one of its owners in the 19th century. The MacDonald is one of 10 intact Stradivarius violins left in the world.

This violin was played by the co-founder of the Amadeus Quartet, Peter Schidlof until his death in 1987.

Auctioned at a fantastic price of 45 million US dollars (equivalent to 630 billion rupiah), this legendary rare violin has yet to find a suitable buyer. So, if you're interested, you can still get this fiddle.

2. World's Most Expensive Instrument: Duport Stradivarius Cello (US$20 Million)

In 2008, the Nippon Music Foundation purchased this cello by Stradivari in 1711 for 20 million US dollars (280 million rupiah). Fantastic price!

The cello was named after its former owner, Jean-Louis Duport, in the 19th century.

One of the uniqueness of this cello is the indentation or bends that are very visible on this cello. Rumor has it this week it was caused by Napoleon Bonaparte's boots when Duport loaned him the cello.

3. World's Most Expensive Instrument: The Vieuxtemps Guarneri Violin ($16 Million)

No half-hearted, this violin has a price equivalent to billions of Rupiah. Reportedly this violin is in very good condition and no filling has been found, even though it is 275 years old.

This most expensive musical instrument was made by one of the most famous Italian instrument makers, namely Guiseppe Guarneri in 1741.

The new owner, who does not wish to be named, donated the violin as a lifelong loan to Anne Akiko Meyers, an American violinist.

The name of this violin is taken from the name of its previous owner, the famous Belgian violinist, Henri Vieuxtemps. After Henri, this violin has also been used by Yehudi Menuhin, Pinchas Zukerman and several other legendary violinists.