Michele Deconet, Venice, 1780, the 'Kroyt'
Viola: 47443
Labeled, "Michele Deconet / Fecit, Venetijs Anno / 1780 Septembre."
Back: One-piece
Top: one-piece
Scroll: violin style
Ribs: one-piece lower rib
Length of back: 40.65 cm
Upper bouts: 19 cm
Middle bouts: 12.4 cm
Lower bouts: 23.4 cm
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Notes:
Shown at the Exhibition of Venetian instruments in Boston, May, 2002.The Violinmakers of Venice, The Violinmakers of Venice: 1582-1885 (CD-ROM), Boston
"This viola had its dimensions slightly reduced in the upper bouts sometime in the past. We were fortunate to have access to the great viola played by the late Boris Kroyt of the Budapest String Quartet to serve as a model as we restored this viola to its original size of 16 inches."
Reuning & Son Violins – Connoisseurs and Dealers in Violins, Violas, 'Cellos and Their Bows
Provenance
| in c. 1930 | Sold by Louis Krasner |
| c. 1930-1946 | Gertrude Clarke Whittall |
| 1946-c. 1948 | Library of Congress, Washington |
| from c. 1948 | Current owner |
Known players
Boris Kroyt
Certificates & Documents
- Dendrochronology report: John C. Topham, Surrey Dating the youngest tree ring to 1742.
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References
Reuning & Son Violins Newsletter, Fall 2010, Reuning & Son, Boston (illustrated)
Reuning & Son Violins – Connoisseurs and Dealers in Violins, Violas, 'Cellos and Their Bows- The Violinmakers of Venice: 1582-1885 (CD-ROM), Reuning & Son Violins, Boston (illustrated)