Fine Musical Instruments Online
Description:
Violin, Vincenzo Panormo, Paris, 1789, bearing a faded manuscript label, also bearing the catalog number 9640, length of back 358 mm, with case.
Certificate: W.E. Hill & Sons, 1944; Jacques Francais, 1969.
Receipt: Fedele L. Bonito, M.D., 1969.
Insurance Appraisals: Theodore Ptashne, 1979; Frank Passa, 1987; Roland Feller, 1996, and 2008.
Dendrochronology: John Topham, 2020.
Audio: https://youtu.be/SAkkHMu7Dtc
Estimate $60,000-90,000
In very good condition. Repaired belly cracks including saddle, wings, at shoulders, and sound post patch to top. Varnish retouched. Back button graft, minor edge replacement at lower block, partially reglued back center seam. Pegs bushed.
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Keywords
John Topham, Frank Passa, Jacques Francais, Fedele L. Bonito, Roland Feller, Theodore Ptashne, ParisFine Musical Instruments
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