Advanced Search
3/4-size violin
Alternate name:Child's violin
Maker: Kurt Oswald Meisel
Date: 1928
Place Made:Klingenthal, Saxony, Germany, Europe
Model: Stradivari ¾ [see celluloid pattern in Meisel workshop collection]
Serial No: 10
SignedWritten in black ink on paper label with single-line border: Kŭrt O. Meisel, /
Kŭnstgeigenbaŭmeister, [in Kurrentschrift] / Klingenthal (i/Sa.). / 1928. No 10.
Branded on inside of back above label and on inside of top in front of top and bottom blocks: K.O.MEISEL
Kŭnstgeigenbaŭmeister, [in Kurrentschrift] / Klingenthal (i/Sa.). / 1928. No 10.
Branded on inside of back above label and on inside of top in front of top and bottom blocks: K.O.MEISEL
MarkingsWritten on cleats on inside of top upper treble bout, from upper rib to center bout:
Rep. / [unknown bei ] [cleat 1]
Lothar / Meisel [cleat 2]
Sohn / von / Kurt / Meisel [cleat 3] /
1959 / in [cleat 4]
Owatonna / Minn. / U.S.A. [cleat 5]
Rep. / [unknown bei ] [cleat 1]
Lothar / Meisel [cleat 2]
Sohn / von / Kurt / Meisel [cleat 3] /
1959 / in [cleat 4]
Owatonna / Minn. / U.S.A. [cleat 5]
DescriptionTop: two-piece, quarter-cut spruce: narrow grain broadening slightly toward the flanks
Back: one-piece, quarter-cut maple: narrow curl descending slightly from treble to bass; scored mark on inside edge of lower back marking center position
Ribs: quarter-cut maple: narrow curl angled to right
Head and neck: maple: narrow curl;
Arching: low
Edging: fully rounded edging
Varnish: medium yellow-brown with craquelure
Fingerboard: ebony; later
Nut: ebony; later
Tailpiece: ebony; raised, red gold lyre on face; later
Tailgut: black plastic; later
Pegs: four ebony with raised, red gold lozenges on ends
Saddle: ebony; later
Endpin: ebony with red gold eye; later
F-holes: chamfered lower wings; undercut
Linings: spruce
Corner blocks: spruce
Top block: spruce
Bottom block: spruce
Back: one-piece, quarter-cut maple: narrow curl descending slightly from treble to bass; scored mark on inside edge of lower back marking center position
Ribs: quarter-cut maple: narrow curl angled to right
Head and neck: maple: narrow curl;
Arching: low
Edging: fully rounded edging
Varnish: medium yellow-brown with craquelure
Fingerboard: ebony; later
Nut: ebony; later
Tailpiece: ebony; raised, red gold lyre on face; later
Tailgut: black plastic; later
Pegs: four ebony with raised, red gold lozenges on ends
Saddle: ebony; later
Endpin: ebony with red gold eye; later
F-holes: chamfered lower wings; undercut
Linings: spruce
Corner blocks: spruce
Top block: spruce
Bottom block: spruce
DimensionsTotal violin length: 545 mm
Back length: 332 mm
Upper bout width: 154 mm
Center bout width: 102 mm
Lower bout width: 190 mm
Upper rib height: 28-29 mm
Center rib height: 29 mm
Lower rib height: 29-30 mm
Stop length: 176 mm
Vibrating string length: 196 mm
Neck length (bottom of nut to ribs): 121 mm
Back length: 332 mm
Upper bout width: 154 mm
Center bout width: 102 mm
Lower bout width: 190 mm
Upper rib height: 28-29 mm
Center rib height: 29 mm
Lower rib height: 29-30 mm
Stop length: 176 mm
Vibrating string length: 196 mm
Neck length (bottom of nut to ribs): 121 mm
ProvenanceThis violin was used by Lothar, his children, and his grandchildren when they learned to play the violin.
Terms
Credit Line: Gift of Lothar Meisel, 2010
Not on view
Object number: 14524