Images from The Cutler Gallery Violin by Matthäus Ignatz Brandstätter, Vienna, 1824 NMM 6097. Violin by Matthäus Ignatz Brandstätter, Vienna, 1824. Rawlins Fund, 1997. In original condition with its original label. Brandstätter, whose violins from the 1820s and 1830s demonstrate exemplary workmanship, was one of the most prolific Viennese makers of the time. This example was built in 1824, the year that Beethoven's Ninth Symphony was first performed. Viennese string players of the time almost all played Austrian instruments--not those of the Italians. Back and side views of the Brandstätter violin. Close-up view of Brandstätter violin soundholes. The Museum's Brandstätter violin retains its original scroll and pegbox with pegs made of black-stained boxwood and mother-of-pearl eyes.   Click arrow to continue Cutler Gallery Tour Go to Cutler Gallery Tour Index Go to Virtual Gallery Tour Index Go to Checklist of Violins Made Between 1800-1849 National Music Museum The University of South Dakota 414 East Clark Street Vermillion, SD   57069 National Music Museum, 2002, 2003 Most recent update:   May 14, 2003 You are the 10,824th visitor to this page since May 9, 2002. College of Fine Arts The University of South Dakota Return to Top of Page