Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, Piacenza, 1742, the 'Moller'
Violin: 44244
Back: One-piece cut on the half slab
Top: of fine grain on the bass side and wider on the treble side
Scroll: plain
Varnish: Red
Length of back: 35.35 cm
Upper bouts: 16.15 cm
Middle bouts: 10.64 cm
Lower bouts: 20.14 cm
Provenance
| Sold by Bein & Fushi, Inc | |
| in 1984 | J. Patrick Rafferty |
| ... | ... |
| in 1991 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Letter: Jacques Français, New York, NY (1991)
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References
Bein & Fushi 1984 Calendar, Bein & Fushi, Inc, Bein & Fushi, Chicago (illustrated)- Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, Duane Rosengard, Carteggio Media, Haddonfield, NJ (illustrated)
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)
- Journal of the Violin Society of America, Vol. XIX, No. 2, Christopher Reuning, The Queens College Press, Flushing, NY (illustrated)