Summary of Instruments Stolen from the Brobst
Violin Shop December 29, 1996
While the descriptions below are often not complete enough on
their own to fully identify any single instrument the appearance of more than
one of these instruments together would warrant further investigation.
For further details, or if you have any information regarding any of the instruments
please contact the Brobst Violin Shop by telephone at 703-256-0566 or Toll-Free
US 800-886-3554.
| Instrument Type | Maker | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cello | Nicolaus Gagliano Filius Alexandri fecit | 18th Century Italian, labeled Nicolaus Gagliano Filius Alexandri fecit Neap. 1723. Two piece back, narrow lively flame, matching ribs, golden amber color neck is loose in body. Length of back 75.4cm, Upper bouts 34.3.cm, Middle bouts 24.1cm, Lower Bouts 44.6. No set up, rib cracks, slightly re-carved F holes. |
| Viola | J.F. Aldric | Labeled " J.F. Aldric, Paris 1841". Two piece maple back with medium flame and light brown varnish. Body length 17". |
| Viola | Marc Laberte | Labeled "Marc Laberte, Mirecourt...". Dark red brown varnish--two piece back. |
| Viola | Remy | Branded "Remy" on inside back. Brown varnish with a one piece back lightly flamed. Length of back 15 1/16". |
| Viola | Joseph Kreuzinger | Labeled "Joseph Kreuzinger...", ca. 1970. Two piece back with medium flame and yellow varnish. Length of body 15.5". |
| Violin | Gerald D Brobst | Washington, DC 1963 (Makers Label)One piece back, light flame, orange varnish. |
| Violin | Luigi Mozzani | Cento, 1920 (Makers Label) Two piece back, light flame, orange varnish. |
| Violin | Georges Mougenot | Unlabeled attributed to c.1870. A unique and beautiful piece. Inlaid depiction of woman playing harp on back. One piece back. Yellow brown varnish, mint condition. |
| 2 Violins | Gianbattista Palzini | Verona, 1950 (Maker's Label) Amber brown varnish, lightly figured backs. |
| Violin | Nicholas Bertholini | French, labeled Nicholas Bertholini Light brown varnish, 2 piece back, medium flame. |
| Violin | Antonio Lechi | Cremona 1921 (Maker's Label) Red-brown varnish, lightly figured two piece back. |
| Violin | Michael Kloz | Mittenwald, 1775, (Maker's Label) Red-brown varnish, lightly figured two piece back. |
| Violin | Francois Breton | French, labeled Louis Pique (handwritten), ca 1820. Yellow-brown varnish, narrow flame, two piece back. |
| Violin | Townsend | American, --ink inscription: "The Gem..." Dark red-brown varnish. Two piece back--light flame. |
| Violin | Heberlain | Labeled "Heberlain..." ca. 1920 One piece back , highly flamed . Glossy yellow varnish. |
| Violin | Mariano Militella | Rosario 1926 (Makers label). Profusely branded on inside back. Emblem inlaid in neck button, red-brown varnish, highly figured one piece back. |
| Violin | Francesco Kresnick | Fiume, 1920. (makers label) 7/8 size violin--two piece back. Deep red varnish with highly raised arching and raised edges. |
| Violin | Domenico Corbucci | Parma ca 1880. Labeled Enrico Marchetti, Torino 1929. Orange wrinkled varnish, broad flamed two piece back with a wide grain top and wide edges. Fingerboard missing. |
| Violin | John Juzek | Master art model, 1911 (Maker's 2 color label) Guarneri model, broad flamed two piece back, wide grain top with wide edges--fingerboard missing. |
| Violin | John Johnson | London, 1759. (Maker's label). Light brown varnish, narrow flamed one piece back, small crack above left F hole. Not set up. |
| Violin | Eleve D'Sarasate | French, ca 1900. Branded Eleve D'Sarasate on neck button. Red-brown varnish--two piece back medium flame, high arch, no fingerboard. |
| Violin | Unlabelled | Guarneri model, ca. 1920. Dark blackish red varnish (shaded) on back. Two piece medium flamed back. |
| Violin | Juzek shop | Labeled "Stradivarius..." Juzek shop. Light yellow varnish, antiqued finish, two piece medium flamed back. |
| Violin | Unlabelled | German, ca. 1920, unlabelled Guarneri model. Broad flamed two piece back with red varnish of soft texture. |
| Violins | Sofia Amadeus | Three Bulgarian violins labeled Sofia Amadeus. Two piece plain maple backs, light red-brown varnish. |
| Violins | Franz Sandner | New German--Franz Sandner shop. Highly flamed backs with orange and yellow varnishes. |
| Violin | Breton | French, ca. 1900. Branded Breton on neck button with partial label inside. One piece back with a light flame. Filled patch on rib. |
| Violins | Unlabelled Chinese violins | Three new unlabelled Chinese violins. Highly figured maple--two of dark red-brown varnish and one of orange color. |
| Violin | Charles Resuche | French, 1910 (Makers label). Two piece back with medium flame. Red-brown varnish shaded on back. |
| Violin | Peter Wamsley | German-- Made in the shop of E.H. Roth and labeled "Peter Wamsley". Golden-brown varnish and antiqued finish. |
| Violin | Stefano Scrampella | Labeled " Stefano Scrampella, Mantova...". Two piece back, light flame with orange brown varnish. |
| Violin | Nicolaus Sawicki | Labeled "Nicolaus Sawicki, Viennae...". One piece back semi--birdseye, broad grain top, golden brown varnish. |
| Violin | Stradivarius | Labeled "Stradivarius" etc. Made in Germany. Bleached area on back. Unique appearance. Possible fire discoloration. |
| Violin | Peter Wamsley | Labeled "Peter Wamsley, Piccadily London 17__". Made in the Roth shop. Golden brown varnish. Slightly antiqued. |
| Violin | Heinrich Th. Heberlein | Markneukirchen 1921 (maker's label) One piece back, narrow flame. Red varnish. Slightly antiqued. Shaded are on back. |
| Case | Kolstein | Black canvas covered four violin case made by Kolstein with compartment. |