EXPERIMENT 01 · THE STRADIVARIUS
The Stradivarius Record
Harmonic Analysis of a 1711 Stradivarius Antonius Violin, 2024. Graphite and pen on paper; the original is 11 × 8.25 in. Twenty-four signed archival prints, numbered by hand in the lower left border and signed Tommy Hoppe in the lower right border.
Every print and price is set in advance, and a price never moves downward. A jump price is the sum of the two stairs before it.
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| Price | Calculation | Carries | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | $130 | Opening stair | Stradivarius print 01 | Placed |
| 02 | $150 | 01 + $20 | Stradivarius print 02 | Placed |
| 03 | $170 | 02 + $20 | Stradivarius print 03 | Available |
| 04 | $320 | $150 + $170 | Print 04 + theory page Cubist Female | Available |
| 05 | $350 | 04 + $30 | Stradivarius print 05 | Available |
| 06 | $380 | 05 + $30 | Stradivarius print 06 | Available |
| 07 | $730 | $350 + $380 | Print 07 + theory page The Vertebral Column | Available |
| 08 | $770 | 07 + $40 | Stradivarius print 08 | Available |
| 09 | $810 | 08 + $40 | Stradivarius print 09 | Available |
| 10 | $1,580 | $770 + $810 | Print 10 + theory page M.U.S.T.A.R.D.’S Hat, Nov 17 1996 | Available |
| 11 | $1,630 | 10 + $50 | Stradivarius print 11 | Available |
| 12 | $1,680 | 11 + $50 | Print 12 + theory page Euphronios Krater | Available |
| 13 | $3,310 | $1,630 + $1,680 | THE LANDING. Print 13 + Susan No. 1, The Split of The Structure. Begins Susan’s edition and releases prints 14 to 24. | Available |
| 14 | $3,370 | 13 + $60 | Stradivarius print 14 | Locked |
| 15 | $3,430 | 14 + $60 | Stradivarius print 15 | Locked |
| 16 | $6,800 | $3,370 + $3,430 | Stradivarius print 16 | Locked |
| 17 | $6,870 | 16 + $70 | Stradivarius print 17 | Locked |
| 18 | $6,940 | 17 + $70 | Stradivarius print 18 | Locked |
| 19 | $13,810 | $6,870 + $6,940 | Stradivarius print 19 | Locked |
| 20 | $13,890 | 19 + $80 | Stradivarius print 20 | Locked |
| 21 | $13,970 | 20 + $80 | Stradivarius print 21 | Locked |
| 22 | $27,860 | $13,890 + $13,970 | Stradivarius print 22 | Locked |
| 23 | $27,950 | 22 + $90 | Stradivarius print 23 | Locked |
| 24 | $28,040 | 23 + $90 | Stradivarius print 24 | Locked |
Every price is set in advance. Nos. 14 to 24 are printed and released when No. 13 is taken.
Included works
- Print 04. theory page Cubist Female. An original, two-sided page, 8.25 × 5.5 in, pencil and pen on paper. The front is shown; the reverse is withheld until the page is in the buyer’s hands.
- Print 07. theory page The Vertebral Column.
- Print 10. theory page M.U.S.T.A.R.D.’S Hat, dated November 17, 1996.
- Print 12. theory page Euphronios Krater.
- Print 13, the landing. Susan No. 1: The Split of The Structure, created 05.21.1999. Giclée print No. 01; image 22 × 15 in, centered on 24 × 17 in Hahnemühle Photo Rag (308 gsm). Taking the landing begins production of Susan’s edition and releases the upper octave, prints 14 to 24.
- The pages above come from the theory books. forty-nine handwritten volumes kept since 1995.