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Giovanni Francesco Pressenda, Turin, 1829


Violin: 73506

Labeled, "Joannes Franciscus Pressenda q. Raphael, fecit Taurini anno Domini 1829."

Back: in one piece of quarter cut maple with broad flame descending from the bass edge.

Top: in two pieces of spruce with medium width grain.

Scroll: of plainer maple.

Ribs: of similar wood.

Varnish: of an red brown color.

Length of back: 35.4 cm

Upper bouts: 16.5 cm

Middle bouts: 10.8 cm

Lower bouts: 20.5 cm

There are 2 additional images in the archive which are not available publicly. Please contact us for more information.

Provenance

in 1966 Sold by William Moennig & Son
from 1966 Anonymous
until 2017 Anonymous
in 2017 Sold by Tarisio
from 2017 Current owner

Certificates & Documents

  • Certificate: William Moennig & Son, Philadelphia, PA (1966)
  • Certificate: Hamma & Co., Stuttgart (1952)

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References

  • Italian Violin Makers (1964), Karel Jalovec, Paul Hamlyn, London, 1964
  • Italienische Geigenbauer (1957), Karel Jalovec, Artia, Prague, 1957 (illustrated)
  • Private Archives - 10746, William Moennig & Son

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