Violin
Date1920-1940 ca.
Place MadeMarkneukirchen, Saxony, Germany, Europe
Place MadeAustria-Hungary
Place MadeSchönbach, Egerland, Czechoslovakia, Europe
Place MadeLuby, Chebsko, Czech Republic
ModelStradivari
Serial No.none
SignedPrinted on brown paper label: COPY OF / Antonius Stradivarius / Made in GermanyMarkingsnone
DescriptionTop: two-piece, quarter-cut spruce: medium, wavy grain broadening toward the flanks
Back: two-piece, quarter-cut maple: faint, narrow curl descending slightly from center joint
Ribs: quarter-cut maple: plain
Head and neck: maple: plain; varnish removed from neck and scroll chamfers after application
Edging: varnish removed from edges after application
Varnish: dark red-brown shaded spray varnish
Fingerboard: black-varnished dark brown tropical hardwood; later
Nut: missing
Tailpiece: missing
Pegs: four black-stained pearwood
Saddle: ebony; finished with same varnish as body
Endpin: black-varnished pearwood; small, highly-rounded head; no collar
F-holes: highly offset notches; notches angled steeply down toward in interior; undercut; inside edges stained black
Linings: spruce
Corner blocks: spruce hollow lower corner blocks; no upper corner blocks
Top block: spruce; shallow
Bottom block: spruce; shallow
Bassbar: carved from top; wide; short; low height
Other: bending marks visible on inside and outside of ribs; circular saw marks visible on inside of ribs; tool marks on scroll
DimensionsTotal violin length: 549 mm
Back length: 330 mm
Upper bout width: 150 mm
Center bout width: 95 mm
Lower bout width: 191 mm
Upper rib height: 28-30 mm
Center rib height: 28-30 mm
Lower rib height: 28-31 mm
Stop length: 182 mm
Vibrating string length: 309 mm
Neck length (bottom of nut to ribs): 126 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00796
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