Lorenzo Storioni, Cremona, 1784
Viola: 44947
Back: One-piece of slightly irregular medium curl
Top: of medium grain broadening towards the flanks
Scroll: original, of wood similar to back
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Varnish: Orange-brown
Length of back: 41.3 cm
Upper bouts: 18.9 cm
Middle bouts: 13 cm
Lower bouts: 22.4 cm
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Notes:
This instrument has not been reduced in size.The History of the Viola, Volume 2, Maurice W. Riley, The History of the Viola, Volume II
Provenance
| until 1936 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1936 | Miss M. Hope Timpson |
| in 1991 | San Francisco Symphony |
Known players
Geraldine Walther
References
The History of the Viola, Volume II, Maurice W. Riley (illustrated)- The Late Cremonese Violin Makers, Dmitry Gindin, Editioni Novecento, Cremona (illustrated)
- W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)