Musicians Perform Beautiful Instrumentals on the Last Playable 1679 Stradivarius Guitar in the World

Lori Dorn
October 7, 2025

Musicians Rolf Lislevand, Krishnasol Jiménez, and Ugo Nastrucci separately performed beautiful finger style instrumentals on a gorgeous Sabionari guitar, which was built by the famed violin maker Antonio Stradivari in 1679. This guitar is one of five Stradivarius guitars in the world, but it is the only one that is completely playable.

The Sabionari guitar (1679) is one of the five surviving guitars made by Antonio Stradivari. At the present time it is the only playable in the world

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Lori Dorn

Lori is a Laughing Squid Contributing Editor based in New York City who has been writing blog posts for over a decade. She also enjoys making jewelry, playing guitar, taking photos and mixing craft cocktails.