Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, Turin, 1773, the 'Toedt, Odnopossof, Hart, Auer'
Violin: 42646
Bearing its original label, "Joannes Baptista Guadagnini + / Cremonensis fecit Taurini GBG / alumnus Antoni Stradivari 1773 T."
Back: One-piece cut on the half slab
Varnish: Bright orange-red
Length of back: 35.2 cm
Upper bouts: 16.9 cm
Middle bouts: 11.6 cm
Lower bouts: 20.6 cm
Notes:
"The lower portion of the ribs is some 13.5 cm. wider than the upper portion, apparently an experiment."The Guadagnini Family of Violin Makers, Ernest N. Doring, Ernest N. Doring, The Guadagnini Family of Violin Makers, Chicago
Provenance
| until 1916 | George Hart |
| in 1916 | Sold by Hart & Son |
| 1916-1935 | Robert Toedt |
| in 1922 | Anonymous |
| ... | ... |
| from 1935 | Harry Farbman |
| until 1945 | Emil Herrmann, New York |
| from 1945 | Ricardo Odnoposoff |
| from 1958 | Lucas David |
| Sold by Henry Werro | |
| in 1963 | Dr. Albert Friedmann |
| ... | ... |
| in 1999 | Current owner |
Known players
Nicholas Koeckert, Ricardo Odnoposoff
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Machold Rare Violins, Ltd, Vienna (2001) X-4119.- Certificate: Étienne Vatelot, Paris (1996)
- Certificate: Henry Werro, Bern (1963)
- Certificate: Emil Herrmann, New York, New York, NY (1945) #1204.
- Certificate: Hart & Son, London (1916)
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References
Erlesene Streichinstrumente der Firma Koeckert, Renata Koeckert, Renata Koeckert, o.A, Munich (illustrated)- Violins & Violinists, October, 1944, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago (illustrated)
- The Guadagnini Family of Violin Makers, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago (illustrated)
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)
- The Travels of J. B. Guadagnini, Consorzio Liutai & Archettai Antonio Stradivari, Cremona (illustrated)
- The Strad, September, 1992, Orpheus, London (illustrated)