Violin
Maker
Ellis Newton
Date1956
Place MadeBloomfield, 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 1956MarkingsWritten 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
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
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
Credit LineArne B. Larson Estate
Object number10089
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