Luca Primon, Trento 1996

About the instrument:

John Basford and Tim Toft, with the help of Isabella Streicher and Luca Sbernini, have produced a comprehensive overview of Luca Primon’s life and work, including colour photographs of 27 of his instruments. If you would like to have a look then please click the link – Luca Primon Maestro Luitaio

The violin back, length 354mm, is in two pieces of quarter-sawn maple with a curl of fine-medium width; the ribs, scroll and neck of similar wood. The front is of medium grain spruce which broadens towards the flanks and the varnish of an orange-brown colour on a golden ground.

Certificate from Luca Primon, Trento

Measurements

Back Length: 354mm
Upper Bout: 163mm
Middle Bout: 108mm
Lower Bout: 203mm