{"title":"Ron 8 4\/25\/26","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"paul-blanchard-violin-lyon-france-1896-399","title":"Paul Blanchard violin, Lyon, FRANCE 1896 #399 | Metzler Violins","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe height=\"315\" width=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A3vd0FNr0Gg\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003esweet, rich, even\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Instrument\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThis excellent French violin is absolutely lovely to play. Its even tone allows the musician to fully express their artistry. A sound matured over time, it is sweet and rich in overtones, with an exquisite high register. The back is formed from two pieces of quarter cut maple, with handsome medium flame slanting downward from the center joint. The wood of the ribs and scroll match the back and are outlined in black—typical of French instruments of the time. The grain of the two-piece spruce top is straight, narrow, and even. The elongated f-holes highlight Blanchard’s delicate craftsmanship as well as the blackened camfers along the scroll. The instrument is varnished a lovely reddish-brown, with shading and antiquing that reveals a beautiful golden-brown ground. The violin has been modestly repaired with a soundpost patch with multiple cleats; its back is in excellent condition. Overall, this violin is in good condition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eInterior label reads: “Fair par Paul Blanchard \/ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eà Lyon en 1896 № 399.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThe label also bears the maker’s mark, PB, and a border decorated with a Latin proverb: “Viva fui in silvis sum dura occisa securi dum vixi tacui mortua dulce cano,” which translates to “I was alive in the woods; I was cut down by the cruel axe. While I lived I was silent; In death I sweetly sing.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eLength: 359 mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eUpper Bouts: 170 mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eMiddle Bouts: 115 mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eLower Bouts: 209 mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Maker\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul-François Blanchard\u003c\/b\u003e (1851-1912) was born\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003e in Mirecourt\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e and was the grandson of luthier François Blanchard. In 1865, Blanchard began to apprentice under Auguste Darte, the heir apparent to Vuillaume. Blanchard then worked for Vuillaume himself before he settled in Lyon in the mid-1870s. Once in Lyon, Blanchard became the official luthier \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003eto the Lyon Conservatoire. Over his career, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eBlanchard crafted roughly 1200 stringed instruments, making him one of the most productive luthiers of 19th century France. Silvestre loomed large as an influence, and, until 1885, Blanchard’s instruments often echoed that master’s style with thin purfling and hollowed edges at the top and back. 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In 2000 he traveled to Europe, and enrolled in the Cremona Lutherie school, Italy: IPIALL \"Antonio Stradivari\".\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2001 he obtained a scholarship from the \"fondazione W. Stauffer\". He graduated from the school in 2004, under the guidance of Master Luthier Lorenzo Marchi. Contemporaneously with the school, he took improvement courses, organized by the \"Regione Lombardia and IPIALL\". 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It is lovely to play, responsive and effortless. Its mature and brilliant timbre make it an exceptional choice for a solo instrument. This violin’s rich auburn varnish is applied over a golden ground, which is revealed in its shading. The lovely flame figure on the single-piece maple back falls from the treble side. Its scroll shows a similar flame, and has blackened camfers. This violin is inspired by the workmanship of Giovanni Francesco Pressenda.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInterior contains two labels. One reads: \"Hannibal Fagnola fecit \/ Taurini anno Domini 1925\" and bears the maker's stamp. 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All concur Fagnola initially built guitars before moving to bowed instruments, and likely turned to the latter under the guidance of Marengo Rinaldi in his Turinese workshop. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1899, Fagnola opened his own atelier, making instruments deeply influenced by Rinaldi, Carlo Giuseppe Oddone, and Evaso Emilio Guerra, with several early Fagnola instruments bearing Rinaldi’s label and likely sold through that shop and others. Once he had facility in the craft, Fagnola built imitations of Giovanni Francesco Pressenda and Giuseppe Antonio Rocca, giving him the reputation as a fine maker of violin replicas by the city’s master luthiers, including their thick red varnishes. His attention to detail in these copies were notable, at times to such a degree appraisers were left uncertain of which luthier’s hand was behind the instrument’s making. 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