Mezzo violin (British nomenclature, treble violin).

Carleen Hutchins

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Alternative Title

Mezzo violin of the New Violin Family.

Instrument

Violin ; Violin/Violins/Strings/Musical Instrument

Instrument Family

Strings

Maker

Carleen Hutchins

Place Made

Montclair ; United States of America ; North America

Date Made

1972

Description

This instrument has a soundboard of spruce; back, ribs, neck and scroll of maple; tail-gut protector and fingerboard of ebony; pegs, tailpiece, chin-rest and endbutton of rosewood. It uses a standard violin tuning. The instrument has a patchy orange varnish and dyed pear/poplar/dyed pear purfling. The soundboard is of medium width even grain. There is a small unplugged hole at top of soundboard where it was clamped to the top block. There is deep figure on the ribs and two piece back, the figure on the back up in the centre and down at the edges. There are plugged holes on the back at the top and bottom set off centre, the top hole to the treble side, bottom hole to the bass side. The one piece neck and scroll have a lighter figure. Measurements: Neck 131mm long; fingerboard 274mm long, 24.7mm wide at nut, 40.8mm wide at bottom. Soundboard arch 16.5mm; Back arch 15mm. Repair History: Damage to table in 1978 repaired soon afterwards. Labelled "CARLEEN HUTCHINS / SUS No 105 / Montclair, N.J. VIOLIN 1972", the '105', 'VIOLIN', and '72' handwritten. "CMH" monogram on label and also stamped on the wood on the back inside. "G-D-A-E" written on the back inside. "VIOLIN / EADG" scratched on the bass upper bout rib. Playing accessories: chin rest, 1 fine tuner. With hard case and cavas case cover. Damage to table in 1978 repaired soon afterwards. General literature references: Hutchins 1962; Hutchins 1967; Hutchins 1973; Atwood 1986. Performance characteristics: described in Skeaping 1980. Specific literature references: Darius 1977; Skeaping 1980. Illustration references: New Scientist 75 No. 1061, 21 July 1977, p. 175. Specific usage history: brought to Britain for the International Congress on Acoustics, 1974; musical and scientific research programme at the Royal College of Music, London, funded by the Leverhulme Trust, 1976-79; University College, Cardiff, 1980-86; Faculty of Music, University of Edinburgh, 1987-. Current ownership: Gift of Peter Fellgett.

Other Information

Specific usage history: brought to Britain for the International Congress on Acoustics, 1974; musical and scientific research programme at the Royal College of Music, London, funded by the Leverhulme Trust, 1976-79; University College, Cardiff, 1980-86; Faculty of Music, University of Edinburgh, 1987- .

Notes

D. Martin, 1993-94.

Measurements

616.

Provenance

Gift of Peter Fellgett.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

2793

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