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There are delicate, narrow flames on the back and ribs. The scroll is accented with blackened chamfers. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eBecause Gemünder suffered a debilitating stroke in 1889, this violin was made or completed by his sons who were trained under their father in his workshop. This violin is in excellent condition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInterior label reads: “George Gemünder fecit, Astoria, L.I., Anno 1891 IHS”\u003cbr\u003eLength: 354 mm\u003cbr\u003eUpper Bouts: 164 mm\u003cbr\u003eMiddle: 116 mm\u003cbr\u003eLower Bouts: 207 mm\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Maker\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eYounger bother of August Gemünder, \u003cstrong\u003eGeorge Gemünder\u003c\/strong\u003e (1816-1899) was born in Ingelfingen in and worked in Vuillaume’s Paris workshop before moving to New York to work with his brother August. 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Friedrich made over 300 instruments and bows throughout his career, often modeled on those by the classical masters. Within a decade of his move to the United States, Friedrich’s work earned him the highest honors at the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago. 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