Annibale Fagnola, Turin 1906

About the instrument:

Annibale Fagnola (1866 – 1939) possesses the rare quality of instilling his personality into his work. This violin is a copy of a Pressenda and within the confines of copy one can see Fagnola’s style. Individuality in violin making is abundant, personality is rare, and in Fagnola’s work both are evident.

This violin is an early example and shows his talent as a copyist but also an ability to get inside Pressenda’s mind and philosophy.

The violin back, length 354mm, is in one piece of quarter-sawn maple with a curl of medium width; the ribs, scroll and neck of similar wood. The varnish of a red-brown colour on a golden ground.

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Condition:

It has a lightly crackled varnish and is in excellent condition.

Measurements

Back Length: 354mm
Upper Bout: 166mm
Middle Bout: 112mm
Lower Bout: 206mm
Mensure: 196mm