duane88

Well used!

Wm Chadwick of London label. What has been said above applies.

If it is from the 50's-60's, although it is pre-cites, you won't be able to travel with it unless it is 100+ years old. The Fleur de Lis doesn't look right to me. Perhaps the stick and the fittings didn't start life together.

That is what I said. Emile, the father, never worked for Vidoudez.

That would have been his son, Bernard.

The first bow of 1948, if I recall correctly.

looks like a workshop bow. looks like brazilwood or cheap pernambuco.

Paesold

"we just use it for spraying on the ground."* *not an actual quote.

Sorry Jacob, I was just directing him to a discussion of violins with walnut linings. Hoping to encourage the more frequent use of the search function...

Seattle Symphony 1903, Seattle Phil 1944.

Seattle Symphony. Seattle Phil:http://seattlephil.org/ Is a different organization. Gennady has a great collection.

For a small viola a little more than 15mm, measured with a thickness caliper through the top, meaning that the thickness of the top+the height of the bass bar=15 and change mm. It could be lower of the top is stiff, but I don't go much higher.

But I believe that it can not go air.