Violin
Trade Name
Sebastian Götz
Date1880-1930 ca.
Place MadeMarkneukirchen, Saxony, Germany, Europe
ModelSebastian Götz / Stradivari
Serial No.none
SignedPrinted on paper label with single-line border, the name in cursive lettering: ["B D" trademark with spread eagle inside circle and shield] MADE BY / Sebastian Götz / StradivariusMarkingsnoneDescriptionTop: two-piece, quarter-cut spruce: medium grain, broadening toward the flanksBack: two-piece, quarter-cut maple: narrow curl, descending slightly from center joint
Ribs: quarter-cut maple: faint, very narrow curl, angled to the right on Bass side, angled to the left on treble side; rib corners chamfered
Head and neck: maple: narrow curl; inside of pegbox stained black
Varnish: dark red
Fingerboard: black-varnished, dark tropical hardwood
Nut: missing
Pegs: three black-varnished pearwood
Saddle: ebony; finished with same varnish as body
Endpin: missing
F-holes: flared wings; undercut; inside edges stained black
Linings: spruce
Corner blocks: spruce hollow lower corner blocks; no upper corner blocks
DimensionsTotal violin length: 589 mm
Back length: 357 mm
Upper bout width: 163 mm
Center bout width: 106 mm
Lower bout width: 204 mm
Upper rib height: 30-31 mm
Center rib height: 29-30 mm
Lower rib height: 30-31 mm
Stop length: 197 mm
Vibrating string length: 328 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 number00758
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