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Kolstein Music

Armando Piccagliani Bass Violin

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SKU: b1732

Armando Piccagliani Bass Violin 7/8 Size, Violin Cornered, Roundback Model Made in Modena, Italy c. 1910

  • Top table is a four-piece plate of fir ranging from slab-cut at the center to quarter-cut vertical grained at the outer flanks
  • Back table is a two-piece plate of slab-cut willow
  • Ribs of matching willow to that of the back table
  • Scroll and neck are original of slightly flamed poplar
  • Individual brass Baker tuning gears mounted on decorative brass plates
  • Varnish is deep reddish brown with amber hues
  • Fully restored to excellent condition
  • Overall body length: 43 1/8 in.
  • Width at the upper bout: 20 3/4 in.
  • Width at the center bout: 14 3/8 in.
  • Width at the lower bout: 26 1/8 in.
  • Mensure (string length): 41 7/8 in.

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is in our opinion, the work of Giulio Degani, made in Venice, Italy, circa 1910, and is so labeled within.
The instrument is a full size violin. The top table is  a two-piece plate of fine vertical grain spruce.  The back table is a two-piece plate of moderately flamed maple slightly descending from the center joint. The ribs are of matching character to that of the back table.  The neck and scroll are originall of slightly figured maple. The color of the varnish is a deep reddish brown.  The instrument is in mint condition.

OBL: 356 mm

UB: 165 mm

CB: 117 mm

LB: 210 mm