Object Details
- Description
- This practice violin was made in Mittenwald, Germany by an unknown maker around 1910. Constructed to have very muted sound, this instrument was designed as a teaching tool for technique development. The solid S-shaped body is joined to a traditional violin neck, pegbox and scroll to achieve the vibrating string length of a normal violin. This violin is made of solid body of plain maple, neck, pegbox and scroll of mildly figured maple, and a shaded very opaque dark reddish varnish.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- Date made
- 1905-1915
- Credit Line
- Made available through the Cooper Union Museum
- Physical Description
- maple (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 23 3/4 in x 5 5/8 in x 3 1/2 in; 60.325 cm x 14.2875 cm x 8.89 cm
- Object Name
- violin
