Bartolomeo Giuseppe Guarneri 'del Gesù', Cremona, 1735, the 'Kubelik, Rabin'
Violin: 40419
Labeled, "Joseph Guarnerius, 1735..."
Back: in two pieces of quarter cut maple with faint flame mostly horizontal.
Top: in two pieces of spruce with medium width grain.
Scroll: of slightly plainer maple.
Ribs: similar.
Length of back: 35.0 cm
Upper bouts: 16.3
Middle bouts: 11.1
Lower bouts: 20.3
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Notes:
After taking the instrument to Francais in 1975 to improve the tone, Kyung-Wha realates the following: "A thorough inspection was undertaken and they agreed that the inside was in perfect condition. What had appeared to be a crack from the outside was found not to be, and what was even more extraordinary is that il had its original bass-bar and consequently had not been opened for years! This in itself is very interesting if only to show that Kubelik could fill a hall with superb tone aided by a short bassbar! And a slraighter neck! Francais replaced the bass-bar with one of modern dimension and tilted the neck.. . ."Kyung-Wha Chung, Margaret Campbell, The Strad, September, 1977, London
Provenance
| Horace Petherick | |
| Townley | |
| in 1885 | Henry Osborne Havemeyer |
| ... | ... |
| in 1931 and until 1935 | Jan Kubelík |
| ... | ... |
| from 1935 and in 1952 | Alexander Hilsberg |
| ... | ... |
| in 1961 and until 1972 | Michael Rabin |
| ... | ... |
| from 1974 and in 1977 | Current owner |
Known players
Franz von Vecsey, Jan Kubelík, Kyung Wha Chung, Michael Rabin
References
The Strad 2006 Calendar, Newsquest Specialist Media, London (illustrated)- Alexander Hilsberg - Part II
- Chicago Tribune, Howard Reich & William Gaines, Chicago
- Ice king
- The Strad, September, 1977, Margaret Campbell, London
- Private Archives - 10746
Salt Lake Tribune: Utah News, Religion, Sports & Entertainment- The Emil Hermann Collection - Part II, Andy Lim & Gregory Singer, Darling Publications, Cologne / New York (illustrated)
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)
- The Violin: Its Famous Makers and their Imitators, George Hart, Dulau & Co., London (illustrated)