Description
19th Century Venetian Bass Violin
3/4 Size, Gamba Shaped, Flatback Model
Made in Venice, Italy c. 1860
- Top table is two-piece wide vertical grained spruce
- Back table is two-piece plain grained maple with slight figuring
- Ribs of matching maple to that of the back table
- Scroll and neck are original of plain grained maple
- The tuners are Italian Tyrolean individual knobbed gears
- The instrument is set up for the modern school of steel string playing with a tension-compensating, raised saddle and a Kolstein adjustable bridge
- Varnish is dark brownish amber
- This fine example of Venetian craftsmanship produces an impressive strong, dark, typically Italian sound which is excellent for orchestral or jazz requirements.
- Fully restored to perfect condition by Samuel Kolstein & Son, Ltd.
- Overall body length: 42 5/8 in. (108.3 cm.)
- Width at the upper bout: 21 1/8 in. (53.7 cm.)
- Width at the center bout: 15 1/4 in. (38.7 cm.)
- Width at the lower bout: 25 1/2 in. (64.8 cm.)
- Mensure (string length): 41 1/2 in. (105.4 cm.)
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