Violin
Date1920-1940 ca.
Place MadeMarkneukirchen, Saxony, Vogtland, Germany, Europe
ModelStradivari
Serial No.None
SignedPrinted on paper label: COPY OF / Antonius Stradivarius / Made in GermanyMarkingsPencil lines on inside of top between f-hole notches Pencil lines on inside of top on either side of soundpost, parallel with the grainDescriptionTop: two-piece, quarter-cut spruce: medium grain; wooden dowel through top into bottom block
Back: two-piece, quarter-cut maple: prominent, irregular, narrow curl, descending from center joint
Ribs: quarter-cut maple: medium-to-narrow curl, angled to right on bass side, angled to left on treble side
Head and neck: maple: narrow curl; inside of pegbox stained dark brown; varnish sanded from neck and removed from scroll chamfers after application
Arching: low and flat
Varnish: medium orange
Fingerboard: black-stained dark tropical hardwood
Nut: ebony
Tailpiece: ebony; baroque model by Andrew Dipper; drilled string holes; no saddle; lower end with rounded outline and beveled upper face
Tailgut: plain gut; passes through holes drilled in face of tailpiece
Pegs: four rosewood; later
Saddle: ebony; wide
Endpin: rosewood; turned groove along outside edge; later
F-holes: inside edges stained dark brown
Linings: spruce
Corner blocks: spruce
Bridge: transitional model by Andrew DipperDimensionsBack length: 357 mmTotal violin length: 589 mm
Upper bout width: 168 mmStop length: 195 mm
Center bout width: 106 mmVibrating string length: 328 mm
Lower bout width: 205 mmNeck length (bottom of nut to ribs): 133 mm
Upper rib height: 29-31 mm
Center rib height: 30-31 mm
Lower rib height: 30-31 mmProvenanceNo known provenance.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Estate
Object number05802
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