Violin by Pietro Giacomo Rogeri (Ruggerius), Brescia, 1715 Note: Click on any major structural area of the instrument to see a close-up of that area. Click here to access an index of all available digital images of this instrument. NMM 3362. Violin by Pietro Giacomo Rogeri (Ruggerius), Brescia, 1715. Ex coll.: Bisiach, Milan. Witten-Rawlins Collection, 1984. Signature:  printed on paper label with visibly lined texture, the year written in black ink: Petrus Jacobus Ruggerius de Nicolaij Amati / Cremonenƒis fecit Brixiæ 17i5 [three, partially cut-off S's, aligned along right side of label]. Other inscription:  scratched on back at lower bout, near treble corner:  M S Front and Back of Body Note: Click on images above to see larger images of the body. Top:  two-piece, quarter-cut spruce: very fine grain broadening toward the flanks; slightly wavy grain on treble side toward center joint; one wood pin through top into top block on treble side of center joint; three wood pins through top into bottom block, one on treble side of center joint; top not notched at neck heel Back:  two-piece maple cut off-the-quarter: faint, medium, horizontal curl; filled pin hole through back into top block through center joint, toward bass side; maple pin through back into bottom block through center joint, toward bass side Purfling:  inlaid on top, burned on back; does not continue under fingerboard Varnish:  light red-orange Fingerboard:  ebony veneer over black-stained hardwood Ribs:  maple cut off-the quarter: faint medium curl; upper and lower bout ribs overlap center ribs at corners; slightly rounded edges at corners Edging:  edge not rounded under fingerboard Tailpiece:  ebony veneer over maple; tailgut passes through holes drilled in face Tailgut:  two pieces of plain gut; affixed at bottom with fine plain gut wrap Saddle:  ebony; flush with top; later; original extended into lower ribs, now patched Endpin:  bone Linings:  willow or poplar; center linings set into corner blocks Corner blocks:  spruce Top block:  spruce; three nails with forged heads Bottom block:  willow or poplar; narrow Bassbar:  later Other:  gouge marks on inside of back Soundholes Note: Click on image above to see a larger image of the soundholes. F-holes:  undercut; inside edges stained dark red-brown Pegbox and Scroll Views Note: Click on images above to see larger images of the pegbox. Note: Click on images above to see larger images of the pegbox. Nut:  bone (from Witten-Rawlins accessories collection) Wear on bass side of pegbox from sliding the violin in and out of a case with bottom opening Neck Heel Note: Click on images above to see larger images of the neck heel. Head and neck:  maple: plain; notch in bottom of neck at intersection with top; remnants of three nails visible on neck heel; neck re-angled at heel; neck probably slightly narrowed and reshaped Measurements   Total violin length:  553 mm Stop length:  176 mm Vibrating string length:  307 mm Neck length (bottom of nut to ribs):  123.8 mm (original); 126.6 (current) Top length:  330 mm Top upper bout width:  150.2 mm Top center bout width:  102.2 mm Top lower bout width:  185 mm Back length:  329 mm Back upper bout width:  154.5 mm Back center bout width:  102.8 mm Back lower bout width:  189 mm Upper rib height:  27.2-28.9 mm Center rib height:  28.3-29.4 mm Lower rib height:  28.8-29.6 mm Click here to access an index of all available digital images of this instrument. Go to Related Checklists Checklist of Bowed Stringed Instruments Made in Brescia, Italy Checklist of Bowed and Plucked Stringed Instruments Made in Cremona, Italy Checklist of Bowed Stringed Instruments Made Before 1800 National Music Museum The University of South Dakota 414 East Clark Street Vermillion, SD 57069 ©National Music Museum, 2007 Most recent update: September 25, 2007 You are the 10,548th visitor to this page since March 2, 2007. The University of South Dakota Return to Top of Page