Virtual Tour of Muzika! A Celebration of Czech and Slovak Music Violin, Bohemia, ca. 1800 NMM 4819. Violin, Bohemia, ca. 1800. This instrument illustrates several typical characteristics of Bohemian violin making during the 18th and early 19th centuries. The widely spaced, low-set f-holes, and the full, abrupt arching are Bohemian adaptations of violins built by Jakob Stainer, the greatest of the German-speaking violin makers, who lived and worked in Absam, a small village near Innsbruck, in the 17th century. Gift of Helen Matson Mortensen (BM, University of South Dakota, 1928), Green Bay, Wisconsin, 1989, in memory of Winfred R. Colton, Dean, College of Fine Arts, University of South Dakota. Soundholes Technical Information Printed paper label:  Franz Oſtler, / Lauthen-und Geigenma-/ cher in Wienn.  An.  17. Top:  two-piece, quarter-cut spruce with fine grain broadening to very wide at the flanks. Back:  two-piece, quarter-cut maple with faint, medium, horizontal curl. Ribs:  quarter-cut maple with faint, narrow curl. Head:  plain maple;  long, upright pegbox;  small scroll;  grafted neck. Arching:  rises abruptly from edges. Varnish:  medium orange-brown;  slight craquelure. Linings:  spruce;  narrow. Corner blocks:  spruce.    Pegbox and Scroll The long pegbox, topped with a small, roughly carved scroll, is a typical characteristic of Bohemian violin making during the 18th and early 19th centuries. Measurements Back length:  348 mm. Upper bout width:  158 mm.   Center bout width:  109 mm.   Lower bout width:  199 mm.   Rib height:  26-29 mm.   Stop length:  190 mm.   Vibrating string length:  324 mm.   Click arrow to continue Virtual Tour of Muzika! A Celebration of Czech and Slovak Music Go to Muzika Exhibition Virtual 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, 2004-2008 Most recent update: April 30, 2008 You are the 6,599th visitor to this page since April 13, 2004. The University of South Dakota Return to Top of Page