Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, Turin, 1774, the 'Kochanski'
Violin: 42694
Labeled, "Joannes Baptista Guadagnini, Cremonensis fecit Taurini, 1774."
Back: in one piece of quarter cut maple, with narrow width flame ascending from treble to bass side.
Top: in two pieces of spruce with grain of varying widths.
Scroll: of plain maple.
Ribs: of similar wood.
Varnish: of a red brown color.
Length of back: 35.4 cm
Upper bouts: 16.8 cm
Middle bouts: 11.3 cm
Lower bouts: 20.5 cm
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Provenance
| until 1925 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1925 | Paul Kochánski |
| in 1946 | Sold by Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. |
| from 1946 | Henry Schwab |
| in 2015 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., New York, NY (1946)- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1925)
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References
The Guadagnini Family of Violin Makers, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago (illustrated)