Armando Barbieri, Forlì 1925

About the instrument:

Armando Giulio Barbieri was born in Asti on August 6 1893, and died in Forlì in 1963. He moved to San Martino in Strada, Forlì, around 1909 and became active as a violin maker from his workshop in 1925.

The violin back, length 358mm, is in two pieces of quarter-sawn maple with a faint curl of narrow-medium width; the ribs, scroll and neck of similar wood. The front is of medium grain spruce and the varnish of a deep red colour.

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How does it sound?

It is powerful sounding but with a subtle, warm range of colours.

Measurements

Back Length: 358mm
Mensure: 194mm

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