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Giovanni Paolo Maggini – notes on his life and work

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Instruments

Beautiful antique Markneukirchen violin after Maggini, circa 1880

Inventory no.:: 5910
Provenance:: Markneukirchen
Year:: circa 1880
Tone:: mature, clear, open
Length of back:: 35.9 cm

Provenance (detail): Markneukirchen
Year (detail): circa 1880
Tone (detail): mature, clear, open
Length of back (detail): 35.9 cm
Provenance: Germany
Year: 1850 - 1900
Tone: bright, dark, clear
Instrument: Violin

Exceptionally beautiful violin, after Maggini - top with double purfling

French violin after Maggini for large-handed players

Inventory no.:: 5662
Provenance:: France
Year:: circa 1900
Tone:: large, radiant, powerful
Length of back:: 36.7 cm

Provenance (detail): France
Year (detail): circa 1900
Tone (detail): large, radiant, powerful
Length of back (detail): 36.7 cm
Provenance: France
Year: 1850 - 1900, 1900 - 1950
Tone: bright, mellow, clear, brilliant
Instrument: Violin

French violin after Maggini

3/4 violin, Maggini model

Inventory no.:: 2179
Tone:: somewhat mellow
Weight:: 33.3 cm

Tone (detail): somewhat mellow
Provenance: Germany
Year: 1850 - 1900, 1900 - 1950
Tone: dark, mellow
Weight (detail): 33.3 cm
Instrument: Children's violin

Old 3/4 violin after Maggini, Saxony approx. 1900 - top

Hawkes & Sons, Maggini violin No. 224

Inventory no.:: 2004/1
Provenance:: London
Tone:: full of character
Length of back:: 36.2 cm

Provenance (detail): London
Tone (detail): full of character
Length of back (detail): 36.2 cm
Provenance: England
Tone: bright, dark, clear
Instrument: Violin

Maggini violin by Hawkes & Sons, around 1920