Violin
Alternate name(s)
- Experimental violin
- Trapezoidal violin
- Wander Geige
Date1920-1940 ca.
Place MadeMarkneukirchen, Saxony, Germany, Europe
ModelWander Geige
Serial No.none
SignedPrinted on small paper label, partially effaced with blue ballpoint pen, with double line border, the outer line bold: Made in Germany Branded on back, below button, the left side of text angled lower: Wander Geige
MarkingsWritten on inside of back in blue ballpoint pen: 1820
Brand on bridge, inside oval: ∙JOHN JUZEK∙ / from / PRAGUE
DescriptionTrapezoidal violin with flat top and back.
Top: one-piece spruce cut off-the-quarter: wide grain
Back: one-piece, slab-cut maple: plain; artificial narrow curl stained on back, ascending slightly from treble to bass
Ribs: side ribs: quarter-cut maple: plain with artificial narrow, stained curl, angled to right on bass side, angled to left on treble side; bottom rib: semi-slab-cut maple: plain with artificial narrow, stained curl, angled to right; upper ribs: quarter-cut spruce: fine grain; integral with top block
Head and neck: maple: plain; artificial narrow, stained curl on neck only; pegbox terminates in trapezoidal block with maple relief-carved flower appliqué; open pegbox back
Arching: none
Edging: edges do not overhang ribs; slightly rounded
Purfling: none
Varnish: light golden brown
Fingerboard: mahogany
Nut: mahogany
Tailpiece: mahogany; narrow; beveled face; pointed lower end
Tailgut: red gut
Pegs: two light brown rosewood; two dark brown rosewood
Saddle: ebony; shallow; finished with same varnish as body
Endpin: mahogany
F-holes: modified f-hole shape terminating in points at upper and lower ends, with cut-out lobe on inside center and protruding point on outside center instead of notches
Linings: spruce; rectangular
Corner blocks: unknown
Top block: spruce; flat; integral with upper ribs
DimensionsTotal violin length: 589 mm
Back length: 355 mm
Upper end width: 40 mm
Center bout width: 127 mm
Lower end width: 198 mm
Upper rib height: 29 mm
Side rib height: 28-30 mm
Lower rib height: 29-30 mm
Stop length: 197 mm
Vibrating string length: 329 mm
Neck length (bottom of nut to ribs): 130 mm
Published References"In Memoriam: Arne B. Larson (1904-1998)" The Shrine to Music Museum Newsletter 14, No. 4 (July 1988), p. 2.
Narr. Fred Rogers. Mister Roger’s Neighborhood. PBS. WQED-TV, Pittsburgh, 19-21 Nov. 1973
Credit LineGift of Arne B. Larson, 1988
Object number04343
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