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Violin
Date: 1750-1775 ca.
Place Made:Mittenwald, Bavaria, Germany, Europe
Serial No: none
SignedWritten in black ink on later paper label: Sebastian Kloz, in / Mittenwald, An 1746
MarkingsIncised on pegbox heel: I A
DescriptionThis violin is very typical of Stainer-model violins produced in Mittenwald in the second half of the eighteenth century.
Top: two-piece, quarter-cut spruce: fine grain; wood pin through top into bottom block on treble side of center joint
Back: one-piece, slab-cut maple: plain; maple pins through top into top and bottom blocks
Ribs: slab-cut and quarter-cut maple: plain except for narrow curl on upper treble bout; lower ribs divided by maple strip and two strips of purfling
Head and neck: maple: plain on head and narrow curl on grafted neck
Arching: high
Varnish: dark orange brown
Fingerboard: ebony; later
Nut: ebony; later
Tailpiece: ebony; bevelled front; bone saddle; later
Tailgut: red gut
Pegs: four ebony; later
Saddle: ebony; later
Endpin: ebony; later
F-holes: curved, tapered wings; small upper eyes
Linings: hardwood
Corner blocks: spruce
Top block: spruce; later
Bottom block: spruce; later
Other: burn marks on inside of rib
Top: two-piece, quarter-cut spruce: fine grain; wood pin through top into bottom block on treble side of center joint
Back: one-piece, slab-cut maple: plain; maple pins through top into top and bottom blocks
Ribs: slab-cut and quarter-cut maple: plain except for narrow curl on upper treble bout; lower ribs divided by maple strip and two strips of purfling
Head and neck: maple: plain on head and narrow curl on grafted neck
Arching: high
Varnish: dark orange brown
Fingerboard: ebony; later
Nut: ebony; later
Tailpiece: ebony; bevelled front; bone saddle; later
Tailgut: red gut
Pegs: four ebony; later
Saddle: ebony; later
Endpin: ebony; later
F-holes: curved, tapered wings; small upper eyes
Linings: hardwood
Corner blocks: spruce
Top block: spruce; later
Bottom block: spruce; later
Other: burn marks on inside of rib
DimensionsTotal violin length: 572 mm
Back length: 351 mm
Upper bout width: 158 mm
Center bout width: 100 mm
Lower bout width: 200 mm
Upper rib height: 30-31 mm
Center rib height: 30-32 mm
Lower rib height: 29-32 mm
Stop length: 194 mm
Vibrating string length: 326 mm
Neck length (bottom of nut to ribs): 131 mm
Back length: 351 mm
Upper bout width: 158 mm
Center bout width: 100 mm
Lower bout width: 200 mm
Upper rib height: 30-31 mm
Center rib height: 30-32 mm
Lower rib height: 29-32 mm
Stop length: 194 mm
Vibrating string length: 326 mm
Neck length (bottom of nut to ribs): 131 mm
ProvenanceThis was likely one of the violins Arne B. Larson used personally. Arne B. Larson Estate, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1988.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Estate, 1988
Not on view
Object number: 04852