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The body of Stainers works includes primarily Violins , also alto , tenor,and

double basses. Gambas or small double basses were latter rebuilt into violoncelli. His creative impulse

gives no evidence of any period of experimentation or a hiatus followed by a change of style.Stainers exceptional talent evidently led him immediately to his own characteristic form after the briefest period of searching ,the products of which survive either unsigned or not at all. The form of his violin , in which the corners of the middle bouts extend very little , is broader . especially in the lower part , and gives the impression of being more compact than that of the products of the Cremona school , which in general

tend towards a slim form.

The full high belly and back arching diminishes rapidly from the central axis and passes over a deep scoop

to a somewhat raised , beautifully rounded rim. From 1660 on he also built violins with a flatter arch. The perfectly cut , somewhat steep F-holes with circular ends are small and occasionally not entirely symmetric. The right F-hole is sometimes located somewhat higher. The scroll is chiseled quite shallow , with an

almost geometric precision ; the curves are full and the crossection broad , the wood usually pear. Occasionally Stainer replaced the scroll with a lions head . A 1655 document makes reference to a violin made of cypress , decorated with ivory and ebony. His delicate soft varnish - in quality fully the equal of that of the masters of cremona.- occurs in varying shades from transparent , almost colorless through yellow, brown , orange to chestnut. On occasion ,Stainer finished the belly light yellow and the rest of the body dark brown.


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