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Kolstein Music

William Calow Bass Violin

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SKU: b2263

William Calow Bass Violin Made in Nottingham, England c. 1870 7/8 Size, Gamba Shaped, Flat Back

  • Top table is a two-piece plate of wide grained spruce
  • Back table is a two-piece plate of slightly figured English maple
  • Ribs of matching English maple
  • Original scroll of moderately flamed English maple with a moderately flamed maple neck graft
  • Baker style individual brass tuning gears mounted on brass plates
  • Varnish is deep brownish amber with great transparency
  • Exceptional bass with fine orchestral, jazz and solo qualities; string projection in all registers with impressive depth. An amazingly beautiful bass violin that was utilized on the highest level formerly in the Dallas Symphony.
  • Excellent condition
  • Overall body length: 42 3/8 in.
  • Width at the upper bout: 22 3/4 in.
  • Width at the center bout: 15 3/8 in.
  • Width at the lower bout: 25 5/8 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