Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, Turin, 1782, the 'Betti'
Violin: 42744
Bearing its original label.
Back: Two-piece curly maple
Varnish: Red-brown
Length of back: 35.3 cm
Upper bouts: 16.8 cm
Lower bouts: 20.6 cm
Notes:
Also dated 1784.The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Washington, DC
Provenance
| until 1908 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1908 | Adolfo Betti |
| 1925-1934 | Maulsby Kimball |
| 1934-1938 | Emil Herrmann, New York |
| 1938-1949 | Walter H. Trampler |
| from 1949 | Paul Ciani |
| in 1995 | Current owner |
Known players
Adolfo Betti
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Jacques Français, New York, NY (1995) #5110.- Certificate: Emil Herrmann, New York, New York, NY
- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London
- Certificate: Caressa & Français, Paris
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References
- The Guadagnini Family of Violin Makers, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago
The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)