Strumento Rubato
Austria
Pubb: 03 Mar 2023
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Alan Balmforth – Seattle -1996 - #56
Stolen: 18 Feb 2023 - Between 10pm and 8am - Vienna
The viola was in a locked Christian clubhouse, which was broken into during the night.
Descrizione dello strumento:
Alan Balmforth – Seattle -1996 -
#56
Length:
body along center seam 420 mm
Widths:
upper bout 215.5 mm
C - bout 149 mm
lower bout 270.5 mm
The distinctive outline of this viola is patterned on the ancient lira da
braccio: the upper bouts are both re-curved, and the lower bout is indented at the
lower block. The back is made of one piece of maple with a prominent medium-
width flame. The ribs and scroll are made of wood matching the back. The top is
made of two pieces of book-matched spruce of fine-to-medium grain. The
varnish is a golden red brown.
Owner:
Samuel Mittag
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