Object Details
maker
George Evans & Co.
patentee
Stroh, John M. A.
Description (Brief)
This instrument was patented (English Patent #9418) by John M.A. Stroh in London England on May 4, 1899 and manufactured by George Evans & Co. from 1909–1942. John Matthias Augustus Stroh was born in Frankfurt am Main in 1828, and was an apprentice watch and clock maker, who immigrated to England in 1851. In this instrument, the Stroh patent for amplifying a vibrated string is adapted to the violin. Stroh invented many acoustical devices, and the concept of this patent originated from work on the mechanical sound-box of the gramophone. This violin is made of a solid cylindrical body built of two pieces of half-round mahogany, an aluminum shoulder rest, diaphragm and horn, traditional violin neck, pegbox, and scroll of maple, and a dark red-brown varnish.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Jeffery R. D. Crockett
Date made
1909-1942
ID Number
1986.0858.01
catalog number
1986.0858.01
accession number
1986.0858
Object Name
violin
Physical Description
wood (overall material)
aluminum (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 23 in x 10 in x 7 1/2 in; 58.42 cm x 25.4 cm x 19.05 cm
place made
United Kingdom: England, London
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Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
Music & Musical Instruments
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_606118