[[File:Ames Stradivarius inscription.jpg|thumb|View of the words “Antonius Stradivarius Cremona” inside the left F-Hole.]]
Lo '''''Stradivari Ames''''' of 1734 is an [[Musica antica|antico]] [[violino]], made by the Italian [[liutaio]] [[Antonio Stradivari]] of [[Cremona]]. It is one of only 450–700 known extant [[Stradivarius]]Stradivari instruments in the world.<ref name="Molotsky">{{cite news |last1=Molotsky |first1=Irvin |title=A CITY THAT CAN DO THE STRADIVARIUS STRUT |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/06/20/us/a-city-that-can-do-the-stradivarius-strut.html |accessdate=8 June 2018 |work=The New York Times |date=June 20, 1984}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=HOW MANY ANTONIO STRADIVARI INSTRUMENTS STILL EXIST IN THE WORLD ? |url=http://www.5election.com/2010/01/24/stadivaldi-how-many-instruments-still-exist/ |website=Selection |accessdate=8 June 2018}}</ref> The ''Ames'' receives its name from violinist George Ames who owned it and performed with it in the late nineteenth century.<ref name="Distillations"/>
