05. AHB's Violin
05. AHB's Violin
Builder: AHB
Year: 1889
Description: 4 String Violin
Dimensions: 19 by 5 inches
Body: Vindicator by F.H. & Co. cigar box, 9 by 4.5 by 2.5 inches
Scale Length: 11 inches
Notes:
From Bill Jehle:
The second oldest instrument in the collection, this old violin is initialed and dated by the builder: A.H.B. '89"… In 1994, Shane Speal commissioned world-renown luthiers, Jeff Hostetter and Amy Hopkins to restore the violin to a fully playable condition. In the process, it was converted from 3-strings to 4. Two years and many shop hours later, it was returned to Speal, strung up and ready for the concert stage.
