Auction: Musical Instruments - 2407Location: BostonDate / Time: May 04, 2008 12:00PM
Description:
English Violin, Betts Workshop, London, c.1780, labeled JOHN BETTS NO 9 NORTH PIAZZA, ROYAL EXHANGE LONDON 178-, length of two-piece back 13 15/16 in., 358 mm.
Estimate $2,000-3,000
repaired wing cracks, repaired hairline crack below treble ff, repaired hairline cracks at bottom edge under chinrest and at lower treble bout, surface scratches, pegbox repairs.