Violin.

James Hardie and Sons
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Instrument

Violin

Instrument Family

Strings

Maker

James Hardie and Sons

Place Made

Edinburgh; Scotland; United Kingdom; Europe

Date Made

1891

Description

This violin has a soundboard of spruce; back, sides, scroll and neck of sycamore; pegs, fingerboard, tailpiece, soundboard protector, endbutton of ebony. The golden/orange varnish is badly cracked. The varnish tends to be a little opaque and conceals the soundboard grain. There is double purfling on soundboard and back: ebony/sycamore/ebony strips, separated by a distance of about 5mm. There is some obvious bad workmanship in the cutting of the purfling troughs. The ribs are strongly figured and show some evidence of fracture occurring during the bending process. The 2 piece back has a medium depth figure, up towards the neck in the centre and down at the edges. There is little evidence of wear, except for some slight damage on the soundboard from the feet of the bridge. The scroll has been spliced to the neck. Measurements: Neck length 132mm; fingerboard length 268mm, 23.2mm wide at the nut and 41.8mm wide at the bottom. Soundboard arch 15mm; Back arch 14mm. Labelled "Made by / JAMES HARDIE & SONS, / GOLD MEDALLISTS / EDINBURGH 1891". Playing accessories: chin-rest, metal mute, wooden mute, 4 bridges, 3 sound-posts, rosin in box. With shaped varnished wooden case with arched top, lined with red baize; with outer canvas cover lined with green cloth. Associated with bow (3041) and string gauge (3042). Specific usage history: Used by first owner for domestic music making and by the donor for 70 years in orchestral and chamber music in Edinburgh. Previous ownership: Sold as a Maggini copy by the maker to R. Dundas, father of the donor, 16th September 1892, price £7/0/0. Current ownership: Gift of Miss Edith Dundas, 1990.

Other Information

Specific usage history: Used by first owner for domestic music making and by the donor for 70 years in orchestral and chamber music in Edinburgh.

Notes

D. Martin, 1993-94.

Measurements

599

Provenance

Sold as a Maggini copy by the maker to R. Dundas, father of the donor, 16th September 1892, price £7/0/0.; Gift of Miss Edith Dundas, 1990.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

3040

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