Description:
American Violin, Cyrus F. Davis, Falmouth, 1900, bearing the maker's label, also labeled From the/Violin Studios/of the/Ditson Company/Boston/New York-Philadelphia/U.S.A., inscribed internally This top wood is out of a timber which supported the bell in the Baptist church, Buxton, Me, length of back 356 mm.
Estimate $1,500-2,500
In good condition. Splint to upper bass shoulder of top, probably original. Buckling to lower rib.
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Cyrus F. Davis, United States, PhiladelphiaFine Musical Instruments
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