Where does this come from, and can I check it?

Antonio Stradivari made well over 1,000 instruments in Cremona. The figure is taken from Encyclopaedia Britannica, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.

Is this really a music fact?

Yes. It sits on the Music shelf, one of 1,090 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.

What else can I read about it?

The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.

Mondo Knows Facts

Hundreds of Stradivari instruments still survive

Antonio Stradivari made well over 1,000 instruments in Cremona

Antonio Stradivari worked in Cremona, Italy, and is thought to have made around 1,100 violins, violas, cellos and other instruments, of which more than 600 survive. The finest examples are among the most valuable instruments in the world.

Stradivarius violin, Palacio Real, Madrid — User:Gryffindor · Public domain · source

Where this comes from

Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts that can change over time are reviewed and updated. If something here looks wrong, Mondo would rather know than be confidently incorrect.

Go further

Music trivia Music Sprint

More facts like this

Vivaldi's Four Seasons was paired with poemsThe concertos were published in 1725 alongside sonnets The Beatles recorded their first album in one dayPlease Please Me was done at Abbey Road on 11 February 1963 Elvis made his first commercial recording at Sun StudioThat's All Right was cut in Memphis in July 1954 Thriller is generally listed as the best-selling album of all timeEstimates put sales at around 70 million copies Bohemian Rhapsody ran almost six minutes but became a hitThe label feared it was too long for radio The long-playing record arrived in 1948Columbia introduced the 33⅓ rpm LP in June 1948

Tags: violin, cremona, craftsmanship

Hundreds of Stradivari instruments still survive: the short answers

Where does this come from, and can I check it?: Antonio Stradivari made well over 1,000 instruments in Cremona. The figure is taken from Encyclopaedia Britannica, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a music fact?: Yes. It sits on the Music shelf, one of 1,090 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.