1829 Cannone Copy

[Michael Jennings]

del Gesù ^^^^

[Three13]

Here's a link to Benjamin Hebbert's Craske article, which mentions Craske's repair of Paganini's Del Gesu:

George Craske

The pertinent section:

... He was there by the time of Nicolo Paganini’s 1832 Tour of Britain. Upon Paganini’s visit to Birmingham, Craske was called to repair his Guarneri del Gesu, the 1743 “Canone”, marking a turning point in his work: Thereafter, the vast majority of his violins and violas have the outward appearance of del Gesu’s pattern.  Sadly for Craske however, his repairs amounted to taking the top off and regluing one of the blocks on the day of the concert. 

Assuming that the description of the repair is accurate, what sort of damage could result in a block needing to be reglued? Would an impact sufficient to require that kind of repair leave some sort of apparent outer damage?

I spent some time thinking about this and was left wondering whether the Del Gesu in question might not have been something other than il Cannone, and if so, whether any of the documents pertaining to Paganini's violin purchases mention other Del Gesus besides the Cannone and the Lutti Senn.

Clearly, I have too much time on my hands today.

 

[martin swan]

50 minutes ago, Three13 said:

Here's a link to Benjamin Hebbert's Craske article, which mentions Craske's repair of Paganini's Del Gesu:

George Craske

The pertinent section:

... He was there by the time of Nicolo Paganini’s 1832 Tour of Britain. Upon Paganini’s visit to Birmingham, Craske was called to repair his Guarneri del Gesu, the 1743 “Canone”, marking a turning point in his work: Thereafter, the vast majority of his violins and violas have the outward appearance of del Gesu’s pattern.  Sadly for Craske however, his repairs amounted to taking the top off and regluing one of the blocks on the day of the concert. 

Assuming that the description of the repair is accurate, what sort of damage could result in a block needing to be reglued? Would an impact sufficient to require that kind of repair leave some sort of apparent outer damage?

I spent some time thinking about this and was left wondering whether the Del Gesu in question might not have been something other than il Cannone, and if so, whether any of the documents pertaining to Paganini's violin purchases mention other Del Gesus besides the Cannone and the Lutti Senn.

Clearly, I have too much time on my hands today.

 

Glue joints come loose because of changes in humidity and old age - there's no need for any impact. Seams open all the time ...