Violin
Date1920-1940 ca.
Place MadeLuby, Chebsko, Czech Republic
Place MadeAustria-Hungary
Place MadeSchönbach, Egerland, Czechoslovakia, Europe
ModelStradivari
Serial No.none
SignedPrinted on brown paper label with cut corners, the year written in black ballpoint pen by Arne B. Larson: Copy of / Antonius Stradivarius / Made in Czechoslovakia / 1938MarkingsWritten in pencil on inside of back below label by Arne B. Larson: 725
DescriptionTop: two-piece, quarter-cut spruce: fine grain converging on center joint in upper bouts
Back: two-piece, quarter-cut maple: faint, narrow curl descending from center joint; prominent ray flecks
Ribs: quarter-cut maple: faint, narrow curl
Head and neck: maple: plain; inside of pegbox stained black; varnish removed from neck after application
Edging: varnish removed from edges after application
Varnish: dark red, shaded spray varnish
Fingerboard: black-stained maple
Nut: ebony
Tailpiece: see accessories
Pegs: four black-varnished pearwood
Saddle: ebony; finished with same varnish as body
Endpin: black-stained pearwood
F-holes: slightly undercut; inside edges stained black
Linings: spruce
Corner blocks: spruce hollow lower corner blocks; no upper corner blocks
Bassbar: carved from top
Other: circular saw marks visible on inside of ribs
DimensionsTotal violin length: 588 mm
Back length: 357 mm
Upper bout width: 165 mm
Center bout width: 106mm
Lower bout width: 204 mm
Upper rib height: 31-32 mm
Center rib height: 31-32 mm
Lower rib height: 31-32 mm
Stop length: 196 mm
Vibrating string length: 327 mm
Neck length (bottom of nut to ribs): 131 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00756
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1920-1940 ca.
1920-1940 ca.
1880-1900 ca.
