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1655 - Violin

Instrument considered made in the workshop of Nicolo Amati. Back of two pieces of curly maple to narrow curl, glued in a herringbone with vertex at the bottom. Head attributed to Francesco Ruggieri.

  • 1655, Cremona
  • Nicolaus Amati, Cremonae Hyeronimus / Fil. ac Antonius Nepos Fecit 1655; Branded twice "WT", with the Wurlitzer number S-622 to the inside back
  • 34.3 cm
  • Rembert Wurlitzer, Inc., New York, October 27, 1971; Dario Dattili, Miami, FL, February 26, 1979
  • Dendrochronological analisis of the soundboard by Peter Ratcliff, London, March 25, 2015, which led to the dating of the growth rings of the bass part to 1656 and of the treble part to 1650.
  • Rembert Wurlitzer Inc. 1971; Kenneth McDuffie (Dallas) 1971
  • Yokoyama 1986 (III)
creato:mercoledì 24 aprile 2013
modificato:giovedì 23 marzo 2017