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Kolstein Music

German Bass Violin

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SKU: B1432

German Bass Violin 3/4 Size, Gamba Cornered, Flatback Model Made in Markneukirchen, Germany c. 1900

  • Top table is a two-piece sectional plate of medium vertical grained spruce
  • Back table is a two-piece plate of plain grained maple
  • Ribs of matching maple to that of the back table
  • Scroll and neck are original of plain grained maple
  • Individual Tyrolean knob tuning gears
  • Varnish is brownish amber with slight reddish hues
  • Tonal qualities: good depth; even in all registers; excellent orchestral or jazz instrument
  • Fully restored to excellent condition by Samuel Kolstein & Son, Ltd.
  • Overall body length: 42 1/2 in.
  • Width at the upper bout: 19 3/4 in.
  • Width at the center bout: 14 1/8 in.
  • Width at the lower bout: 24 3/4 in.
  • Mensure (string length): 41 1/4 in.

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