Slideshow - AE Smith instruments
The National Museum's AE Smith quartet consists of a cello, viola and two violins which have changed little since they were made.
Photos: George Serras.
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1954 violin
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| AE Smith violin, modelled on the 'Alard' Stradivarius. The body is made of maple wood and the top plate of straight grained spruce. The instrument is finished with a red-brown varnish laid over a golden ground.
Pegbox, 1954 violin
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| Bass side view, AE Smith violin, modelled on the 'Alard' Stradivarius.
Violoncello
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| 1953 AE Smith cello, modelled on the 'Haussmann' Stradivarius. Smith repaired and studied the Stradivarius original, owned by Edmund Kurtz, when he toured Australia. Kurtz considered the Smith cello to have comparable qualities to the original.
Pegbox, violoncello
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| The beautifully crafted pegbox on AE Smith's copy of Stradivardi's 'Haussmann' violoncello.
1946 violin
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| AE Smith violin, modelled on the 'Maurin' Stradivarius, originally made for a Sydney music teacher.
Pegbox left view, 1946 violin
