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This is one of those incredibly handsome violin outlined
instruments with a flat back that displays a "secondary"
button carved immediately below the neck block button. Constructed
throughout with timber of quality and with carving that shows good
attention to detail this is indeed an excellent example of this
particular type of Lamy instrument.
Only a few years ago these sturdy instruments were
plenty available. How times have changed. The excellent quality,
first class looks and great sound means that they are eagerly snapped
up by top jazz players, usually even quicker that most people can
say Jerome Thibouville-Lamy. In fact these instruments, particularly
over the course of the last five years have consistently proved
to be prudent financial investments for their owners.
Internally this instrument bears a repairers label
that reads 'Repaired by J. Carter Walker 1963'. Externally
on the bass side top rib can be seen two partly obliterated names
and the date 8-8-10 that have been carved into the wood, presumably
by former owners. A somewhat crude but effective method of firmly
establishing ownership. Imagine doing the same thing on a violin!
Typically one finds these "Lamy" instruments
with a rich plum-red colour of varnish but in this example there
is a very attractive rich orange-red colouration that has been applied
over a "ground" of yellow. The effect is visually
stunning.
As usual absolutely everything necessary has been
done on this instrument to put it into top playing order. The list
of benefit is includes the gluing and studding of all cracks to the
table and ribs, regraduation of the table, fitment of a new bass
bar, fitment of a soundpost patch, halfedging and edging work, readjustment
of the neck-angle, re-shaping of the neck, fitment of a new fingerboard,
bridge and soundpost, cleaning of the varnish followed by the touching
in of the varnish etc.
Put simply this is a fully secure instrument with
a fully secure sound. The added advantage of a string length of
a mere 105cm makes this instrument almost impossible to fault.
Width at the upper bout 20.8in (52.9cm)
Width at the centre bout 15in (38.0cm)
Width at the lower bout 26.7in (67.8cm)
LOB 44.2in (112.3cm) St length 41.3in (105.0cm)
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