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John Friedrich workshop 1927 "ex-Mellitz" - Violin
1927 Markneukirchen, Germany
Made for John Friedrich & Bro., New York
Description:

-2-piece back, horizontal medium flame maple -Ribs of narrower flame (maple) -Scroll of less distinct figured maple -Top made of 2 pieces of spruce with strong medium grain -Varnish is antiqued/shade...

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Measurement:
    Length of Back 35.7 cm
    Upper Bout 16.8 cm
    Middle Bout 11 cm
    Lower Bout 20.35 cm
    String Stop 19.3 cm
    String Length 32.6 cm
Narrative:

Not all instruments need to be rare or valuable to be interesting, nor does provenance need to be lofty. The John Friedrich 1927 "ex-Mellitz" is a case in point.


John Friedrich (1858-1943) was a German violinmaker who worked for t...

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Provenance
  • Si-Yo Music Society Foundation
    2021 - Present
  • John Haley
    2018 - 2021
  • Jonathan Mellitz
    1955 - 2018
  • Judah (Joseph) Mellitz
    1927 - 1955
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