***** Antique JOANNES FRANCISCUS PRESSENDA anno 1849 LABELED ITALIAN 4/4 old MASTER violin *****

Very nice rare, old, original master violin!



The violin bears the label of JOANNES FRANCISCUS PRESSENDA, RAPHAEL FECIT TAURINI ANNO DOMINI 1849.
The label old blurred condition.

This fine, 19th century, antique Italian master violin is offered to the highest buyer with .
In good condition for his age compared to the violin.
Very high qualaty instrument!
The violin has no cracks anywhere.
The wood is in perfect condition, beautiful and mature voice.
Varnish in the photos condition.
Playable condition....

The wood looks beautiful, truly a masterpiece.
The real beauty lies in the sound.
The tone is large, full and deeply resonant.
This is a performance violin, suited for large halls and concert venues where powerful projection and a dominating presence is desirable.
It has an alto\'s character at its core, but with soprano tones readily responding to a firmer bow.
This is a capable and prodigious tool for a top tier performer.

Very nice, hand carved neck and head!

Description:

I\'m not expert. I do not guarantee the originality! I will not accept any complaints on this matter!

The violin was previously owned by an Italian musician family.
I bought this violin in Italy six years ago.

Amati.com: \" GIOVANNI FRANCESCO PRESSENDA was one of the finest makers of the post-classical Italian school. He initiated a return to a disciplined and highly finished style, very strongly influenced by Stradivari. His early training is still unclear. Pressenda encountered Lorenzo Storioni, either in Cremona or Turin c.1790 whilst still in his teens.

Although active in Alba from 1814 and Carmagnola from 1817, Pressenda is presumed to have been at that time a violin player rather than a maker. Established in Turin from 1820. From at least 1832 he had a workshop at 30 via d’Angennes. In this early period he won copper medal for two violins in the Turin exposition of 1829, shared with Alessandro D’Espine, and similar award for a violin and cello in 1832. \"

The estimated value of this violin when the original: 200,000 dollar.

Violin Size:

Size: 4/4

This violin measures:
Full lenght: 594 mm
Body lenght (corpus): 357 mm
Top mensur lenght: 195 mm
Neck mensur lenght: 135 mm

Width:
Upper Back: 168 mm
Middle Back: 120 mm
Lower Back: 208 mm

Listen to the sound of the violin ( sorry about the quality ) :

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