Carlo Bergonzi I, Cremona, c. 1733-39, the 'Willemotte, Betti'
Violin: 43003
Back: One-piece
Varnish: Reddish-brown
Length of back: 35.2 cm
Upper bouts: 16.7 cm
Middle bouts: 10.5 cm
Lower bouts: 20.3 cm
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Provenance
| until 1894 | Charles Willemotte |
| until 1919 | Houben |
| 1919-1921 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| 1921-1923 | Adolfo Betti |
| 1923-1929 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| 1929-1930 | Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. |
| from 1930 | Harald Gade |
| until 1962 | George A. Gade |
| 1962-1963 | Rembert Wurlitzer Inc. |
| from 1963 | University of Toronto |
| until 1979 | Hubert Schnorr |
| ... | ... |
| from 1979 and in 2010 | Current owner |
Known players
Adolfo Betti
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London
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References
Violins & Violinists, October, 1948, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago (illustrated)- Carlo Bergonzi: A Cremonese Master Unveiled (supplement to The Strad, June, 2010), Christopher Reuning, editor, Consorzio Liutai Antonio Stradivari, Cremona (illustrated)
- Journal of the Violin Society of America, Vol. XII, No. 1, Duane Rosengard, The Queens College Press, Flushing, NY (illustrated)
- Prime Examples