Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, Milan, c. 1750
Violin: 86730
Labeled, "Joannes Baptista Guadagnini Placentinus fecit Mediolani 1750."
Back: in one piece of quarter-cut maple with medium width flame descending slightly from the treble side.
Top: in two pieces of spruce with medium-broad grain.
Ribs: and head of similar wood.
Varnish: of an orange-brown color.
Length of back: 35.5 cm
Upper bouts: 16.7 cm
Middle bouts: 11.0 cm
Lower bouts: 20.5 cm
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Provenance
| until 1963 | Anonymous |
| from 1963 | Indiana University Music School |
| until 2019 | Anonymous |
| in 2019 | Sold by Tarisio |
| from 2019 | Current owner |
Known players
Joshua Bell
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Tarisio, New York, NY (2019)- Insurance valuation: Kenneth Warren & Son (photocopy), Chicago, IL (2007)
- Insurance valuation: Kagan & Gaines, Chicago, IL (1963)
- Letter: Indiana University Music School (photocopy) (Aug 5 1982)
Granting Joshua Bell use of the violin to travel to Switzerland for concert and audition purposes.
- Dendrochronology report: Peter Ratcliff, London (Mar 20 2019) Dating the latest visible rings of the treble and bass sides to 1739 and bearing strong correlations to five other Guadagnini violins from the period. A printed report is available for purchase upon request.
Certificate: Tarisio, New York, NY (2019)
Letter: Indiana University Music School (photocopy) (Aug 5 1982)
Granting Joshua Bell use of the violin to travel to Switzerland for concert and audition purposes.
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