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Kolstein Music

William Dixon Bass Violin

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SKU: B2658

William Dixon Bass Violin 3/4th Size, Violin-cornered, Flatback Made in England c. 1890

  • Top table is a two-piece plate of slab-cut English pine
  • Back table is a two-piece plate of flamed soft English maple
  • Ribs of matching English maple to that of the back table
  • Scroll is of a later period with a grafted poplar neck
  • Individual decorative brass tuners
  • Varnish is deep reddish brown
  • Extremely well designed bass for orchestral and solo purposes. Lush, dark projecting sound, quite even in all registers.
  • Excellent condition
  • Overall body length: 44 in.
  • Width at the upper bout: 17-1/2 in.
  • Width at the center bout: 12-1/2 in.
  • Width at the lower bout: 26-3/4 in.
  • Mensure (string length): 41-5/8 in.
  • Kolstein padded cover included with purchase

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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