Pietro Guarneri of Venice, Venice, 1747, the 'Joachim'
Violin: 48294
Labeled, "Pietro Guarnerius Filius Ioseph / Cremonensis fecit Venetijs. / Anno 1747."
Head by Andrea Guarneri.
Back: Two-piece
Scroll: not original
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Length of back: 35.4 cm
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Notes:
"These facts are contained in the biographical story 'Joseph Joachim, ein Lebensbild' written by Paul Moser, in the first chapter. Moser was a pupil and close friend of Joachim, with whom he collaborated in the preparation of the biography. In the first edition of the work (Berlin 1899-?-) he refers to the violin as an Andreas Amati, in the later edition (1908) as a Petrus Guarneri, the change having probably been due to the opinion given by the Berlin dealer an connoisseur Hammig who did most of Joachim's repair work during his later years."Pietro Guarneri of Venice: Son of Giuseppe Filius Andrea, Ernest N. Doring, Violins & Violinists, October, 1943, Chicago
Provenance
| Stanislaw Serwaczynski | |
| Biernacki | |
| Joseph Joachim | |
| Johannes Joachim | |
| Harold Joachim | |
| in 1942 and until 1943 | William Lewis & Son |
| in 1943 | Dr. Eugenio Sturchio |
| until 1987 | Jouko Ilvonen |
| 1988-2016 | Lykle Lykles |
| from 2016 | Current owner |
Known players
Adelina Hasani, Jouko Ilvonen, Lykle Lykles
Certificates & Documents
Letter: John & Arthur Beare, London (2007) "This is to confirn that we have examined the violin labelled Pietro Guarneri with the date 1747, and are of the opinion that the body of the instrument is original. The front has been completely re-edged and repurfled, an inexplicable repair that one sometimes sees, but the soundholes are just what one expects from a late Peter Guarneri of Venice. The scroll is not original."- Letter: John & Arthur Beare, London (1988)
Certificate: William Lewis & Son, Chicago, IL (1943) #3769.- Certificate: Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., New York, NY (1943)
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References
- Correspondence with Lykle Lykles, June, 2010
- Correspondence with owner, 5-23-2003
Violins & Violinists, October, 1943, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago (illustrated)- Violins & Violinists, August-September, 1942, William Lewis & Son, Chicago