Violin
Trade Name
Hopf
Date1880-1910 ca.
Place MadeCzechoslovakia
Place MadeSchönbach, Egerland, Austria-Hungary
Place MadeLuby, Chebsko, Czech Republic
Place MadeMarkneukirchen, Saxony, Germany, Europe
ModelHopf
Serial No.none
SignedBranded on back, below button: HOPFMarkingsnoneDescriptionTop: two-piece, quarter-cut spruce: fine grainBack: two-piece maple cut off-the-quarter: faint, narrow, horizontal curl
Ribs: quarter-cut maple: plain; corners chamfered on each side
Head and neck: maple: prominent ray flecks
Edging: edges chamfered after varnish applied
Varnish: dark brown; shaded; later shellac overvarnish
Fingerboard: black-stained dark tropical hardwood; end of fingerboard sawed off and reattached; small maple wedge under fingerboard to raise height
Nut: missing
Tailpiece: ebony
Tailgut: red gut
Pegs: three ebony with white celluloid eyes; one ebony with mother-of-pearl eye
Saddle: ebony; set into top; finished with same varnish as body
Endpin: ebony with mother-of-pearl eye
F-holes: undercut; enlarged later
Linings: spruce
Corner blocks: none
Top block: integral with neck; wider at top; spruce shims between top block and ribs
Bassbar: wide; rounded edges; later
Other: burn marks on inside of ribs
DimensionsTotal violin length: 580 mm
Back length: 351 mm
Upper bout width: 157 mm
Center bout width: 109 mm
Lower bout width: 198 mm
Upper rib height: 30-32 mm
Center rib height: 29-31 mm
Lower rib height: 30-32 mm
Stop length: 190 mm
Vibrating string length: 316 mm
Neck length (bottom of nut to ribs): 129 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00759
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