Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, 1749
Violin: 42181
Back: One-piece, quarter-cut, not flamed
Ribs: Wide, regular flaming
Varnish: Reddish-brown over a golden-yellow base
Length of back: 35.4 cm
Upper bouts: 16.7 cm
Middle bouts: 10.8 cm
Lower bouts: 20.3 cm
Provenance
in 1984 | Keiko Wataya |
... | ... |
from 1993 | Oesterreichische Nationalbank |
Known players
Johannes Happenhofer
Certificates & Documents
- Certificate: Machold Rare Violins, Ltd, Vienna (1992)
- Certificate: John & Arthur Beare, London (1984)
- Certificate: Bernard Millant, Paris (1984)
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References
- Journal of the Violin Society of America, Vol. XIII, No. 1, Roger Hargrave, The Queens College Press, Flushing, NY (illustrated)
- Masterpieces of Violin-Making: The Collection of Bowed Stringed Instruments of the Oesterreische Nationalbank, Rudolf Hopfner, Skira, Milan (illustrated)
- Private Papers
- Startseite - Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB)