Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1702, the 'Taft, Emil Heerman'

Violin: 40312

FIT TO SCREEN FULL SIZE

Back: One-piece of medium curl descending from left to right

Top: of fine to medium grain

Scroll: of wood similar to back

Ribs: of wood similar to back

Varnish: Reddish-brown

Length of back: 35.4 cm

Upper bouts: 16.8 cm

Middle bouts: 11.1 cm

Lower bouts: 21 cm

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Notes:

The violin, known as the "Taft," was once owned by the brother of President William Howard Taft in the early 1900s.

Provenance

Emil Heermann, Jasper Wood, Jessica Linnebach, Nikki Chooi, Renée-Paule Gauthier

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CanadaEast | Classifieds
Christie's Fine Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, May 5, 2000, New York, Christie's, Christie's, New York
The Strad, October, 1970, London
Private Archives - 10842
Stradivarius sells for $1.3 million at Christie's
The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)
The Stradivarius Memorial Association
Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Herbert K. Goodkind, Larchmont, NY (illustrated)