Attributed Johannes Theodore Cuypers Bass Violin of Dutch Origin Made circa 1750 to 1770.

Description

Attributed Johannes Theodore Cuypers
Bass Violin of Dutch Origin Made circa 1750 to 1770.

7/8 Size Violin Cornered Swell Back
Model Bass Violin

• The Top Table Is a Six Piece
  Sectional Table of Medium Vertical Grain Spruce.
• The Back Table Is a Five
  Piece Sectional Table of Plain Grain Maple Cut on the Partial Slab.
• Both the Top and Back Tables
  Are Unpurfled.
• The Ribs Are of Matching
  Character Maple to That of the Back Table.
• The Scroll Is of Dutch Origin
  but Possibly of a Later Period Made by Another Maker with a Plain Grain Maple Neck Graft.
• The Varnish Is a Wonderful
  Transparent Light Amber Brown Color Typical to the Cuypers Varnish.

Dimensions

• Overall Body Length 44″
• Width at the Upper Bout 20-1/2″
• Width at the Center Bout
  15-3/4″width at the Lower Bout 26-3/4″
• Mensure 41-7/8