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Birth date query

Someone inserted the following after his birth date in the lede para:

  • [Groves and Classicalmanac.com say 3 SEP 1596].

I've taken it out, but maybe it needs following up. -- Jack of Oz [your turn] 21:53, 10 September 2011 (UTC) reply

Reverted Change which was a reference to a youtube video.

An edit claimed that Amati was " (also known as Nicolas Marty)", citing Dr Stuart Ashens. While Dr. Stuart C. Ashens is indeed a real person, and he did indeed claim that Amati was known as 'Nicolas Marty', Dr. Ashens is not a historian, and his claim was made as a joke. The added citation linked to a youtube video, in which Ashens shows a fake toy violin with poorly translated, "Engrish" text. The same video refers to Stradivari as "Antonio Stella Bottom Tile".

I'm quite a big fan of Ashens myself, but I'm sure he wouldn't appreciate people vandalizing Wikipedia in his name.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Birth date query

Someone inserted the following after his birth date in the lede para:

  • [Groves and Classicalmanac.com say 3 SEP 1596].

I've taken it out, but maybe it needs following up. -- Jack of Oz [your turn] 21:53, 10 September 2011 (UTC) reply

Reverted Change which was a reference to a youtube video.

An edit claimed that Amati was " (also known as Nicolas Marty)", citing Dr Stuart Ashens. While Dr. Stuart C. Ashens is indeed a real person, and he did indeed claim that Amati was known as 'Nicolas Marty', Dr. Ashens is not a historian, and his claim was made as a joke. The added citation linked to a youtube video, in which Ashens shows a fake toy violin with poorly translated, "Engrish" text. The same video refers to Stradivari as "Antonio Stella Bottom Tile".

I'm quite a big fan of Ashens myself, but I'm sure he wouldn't appreciate people vandalizing Wikipedia in his name.


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