John Devereux Bass Violin 7/8 Size, Violin Cornered, Flatback Made in Melbourne, Australia c. 1860 Top table is a multi-piece plate of slab-cut fir Back table is a two-piece plate of sycamore, ranging in grain from flamed at the center joint to modified slab-cut outer flanks Ribs of moderately flamed sycamore Original scroll of slightly figured sycamore with a highly flamed maple neck graft Individual brass tuning gears mounted on brass plates Varnish is deep reddish brown with amber hues Extremely fine example of Devereux workmanship for the period he worked in Melborne Austrailia. Master orchestral Bass; even in all registers with impressive projection and great depth. Excellent condition Overall body length: 43 1/2 in. Width at the upper bout: 20 5/8 in. Width at the center bout: 15 1/4 in. Width at the lower bout: 27 1/4 in. Mensure (string length): 41 1/4 in.
