1671 c. - Violin "Smithsonian"

Soundboard of spruce with large vein, widest in the bass part. Back of two pieces of curly maple with faint broad curl, glued in a herringbone pattern with vertex at the top. Ribs of wood similar to that of the back. Golden-brown varnish.

  • 1671 c., Cremona
  • Original, the last digit is illegible
  • 35.1 cm
  • 15.9 cm
  • 11 cm
  • 19.8 cm
  • Tainan County (Taiwan), Chi-Mei Cultural Foundation & Chi-Mei Museum
  • W. E. Hill & Sons, London, July 25, 1939; Kenneth Warren & Son, Chicago, April 10, 1975; Letter by Kenneth Warren & Son, Chicago, January 12, 1979; Kenneth Warren & Son, Chicago, October 10, 1989; Machold Rare Violins, Bremen, Zurich, New York, Vienna, February 11, 2005
  • Erich Cassirer (London) 1939; Sid Sherman Musical Instrument Company (Chicago) 1975; J. Olividoti (Chicago) 1975; Thomas M. Roberts (Memphis) 1987; Kenneth Warren & Son 1989; Machold Rare Violins, Ltd. 1989; The Chi-Mei Culture Foundation 2005
  • S. a. 1975 (II); Yokoyama 1986 (II); S. a. 2009
creato:domenica 28 aprile 2013
modificato:giovedì 23 marzo 2017