Views of Pegbox on Violin by Salzard Workshop, Paris or Mirecourt, ca. 1840-1875 NMM 9965. Violin by Salzard workshop, Paris or Mirecourt, ca. 1840-1875. Brand on inside of back:  SALZARD / à Paris [cursive lettering].  Black ink inscription, below inside brand:  1787.  Brand on back button:  SALZARD. This violin features a set of early steel and brass machine heads located inside the pegbox. Gift of Daniel Draley, DeWitt, Iowa, 2001. Technical Information Top:  two-piece, quarter-cut spruce, medium grain. Back:  one-piece, quarter-cut maple with narrow curl, ascending from treble to bass;  pin holes in back just inside of purfling at top and bottom blocks. Ribs:  quarter-cut maple with narrow curl, angled to the right; rib corners chamfered. Head and neck:  maple with very narrow curl. Edging:  varnish removed from edges. Varnish:  dark brown;  artificial shading, varnish partially removed, simulating wear on each side of tailpiece, lower and center bouts of back, at upper treble edge of back, and on upper treble rib; varnish removed from edges and scroll and pegbox chamfers. Fingerboard:  ebony. Pegs:  steel and brass machine heads, the mechanism inside pegbox;  small, round ebony peg heads with rounded edges. Linings:  spruce. Corner blocks:  maple. Measurements Back length:  359 mm   Upper bout width:  165 mm   Center bout width:  112 mm   Lower bout width:  206 mm   Rib height:  30-32 mm   Stop length:  191 mm   Vibrating string length:  322 mm   Original neck length (bottom of nut to ribs):  131 mm 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, 2002-2008 Most recent update:   May 2, 2008 You are the 4,747th visitor to this page since May 7, 2002. The University of South Dakota Return to Top of Page