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Violin
Maker: Ellis Newton
Date: 1956
Place Made:Bloomfield, Iowa, United States, North America
Serial No: 675
SignedPrinted on label with single line border, the serial number, date, and last two digits of year in pencil: ELLIS NEWTON 675/ Violin Maker / Bloomfield, Iowa / 6-14 1956
MarkingsWritten on inside of bass center rib in pencil: E. N.# 675
Soundpost position marked in pencil on inside of back
Soundpost and bassbar positions marked in pencil on inside of top
Pencil line on inside of top between f-hole notches
Soundpost position marked in pencil on inside of back
Soundpost and bassbar positions marked in pencil on inside of top
Pencil line on inside of top between f-hole notches
DescriptionEllis W. Newton (born July 12, 1881 in Illinois) is listed as a violin maker and piano tuner working from home in Ottumwa, Iowa in 1930. His son Stanley G. Newton, also a violin maker, is listed as a piano tuner in the Census. Ellis W. died in January 1971 in Centerville, Iowa, according to the Social Security Death Index.
Top: two-piece, quarter-cut spruce: fine grain, broadening toward the flanks
Back: two-piece, quarter-cut maple: narrow curl descending slightly from the center joint
Ribs: quarter-cut maple: narrow curl angled to right on bass side, angled to left on treble side
Head and neck: maple: faint, narrow curl
Varnish: golden; synthetic
Fingerboard: ebony
Nut: ebony
Tailpiece: missing
Pegs: four ebony
Saddle: ebony; varnished with same finish as body
Endpin: missing
Linings: spruce
Corner blocks: spruce
Top: two-piece, quarter-cut spruce: fine grain, broadening toward the flanks
Back: two-piece, quarter-cut maple: narrow curl descending slightly from the center joint
Ribs: quarter-cut maple: narrow curl angled to right on bass side, angled to left on treble side
Head and neck: maple: faint, narrow curl
Varnish: golden; synthetic
Fingerboard: ebony
Nut: ebony
Tailpiece: missing
Pegs: four ebony
Saddle: ebony; varnished with same finish as body
Endpin: missing
Linings: spruce
Corner blocks: spruce
DimensionsTotal violin length: 588 mm
Back length: 356 mm
Upper bout width: 164 mm
Center bout width: 109 mm
Lower bout width: 204 mm
Upper rib height: 30-32 mm
Center rib height: 30-31 mm
Lower rib height: 30-31 mm
Stop length: 193 mm
Vibrating string length: 329 mm
Neck length (bottom of nut to ribs): 133 mm
Back length: 356 mm
Upper bout width: 164 mm
Center bout width: 109 mm
Lower bout width: 204 mm
Upper rib height: 30-32 mm
Center rib height: 30-31 mm
Lower rib height: 30-31 mm
Stop length: 193 mm
Vibrating string length: 329 mm
Neck length (bottom of nut to ribs): 133 mm
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Estate
Not on view
Object number: 10089