Douglas C. Cox, "Storioni 1790" violin, Brattleboro, VT, 2010, #709 | Metzler Violins
[further descriptions of this instrument are forthcoming]
About the Instrument
It is patterned after a violin by Lorenzo Storioni dated 1790. It is built of well-aged North American grown wood. The back is cut on the quarter from two pieces of New England maple with faint narrow flames descending from the center joint. The ribs are of maple similar to that of the back. The neck is of plain maple. The table is of two pieces of Englemann spruce from British Columbia of mostly medium growth. The varnish is of a medium brown color over a golden ground and is shaded and imitated. The fittings are of boxwood.
Interior label reads: a facsimile label “Laurentius Storioni fecit Cremonae 1790” and on the opposite side the label “Douglas C. Cox, Brattleboro, Vermont, 2010 #709” with brand and initial.
Length: 356 mm
Upper Bout: 165 mm
Middle Bout: 114 mm
Lower Bout: 203 mm
About the Maker
Douglas Cox (1948-) is a contemporary American luthier based in Brattleboro, Vermont who trained at the State Violin Making School in Mittenwald, Germany in the late 1960s. Cox returned to the United States and was head of repair and chief restorer for Boston's J. Bradley Taylor, Inc. for a decade, attending to some of the finest instruments in New England and servicing the violins for the region's professional musicians. Since 1981, Cox has focused on crafting his own instruments, building more than 1,000 over the course of his career. He has earned numerous awards from the Violin Society of America and his instruments are played by musicians worldwide.
https://coxviolins.com/
Description
[further descriptions of this instrument are forthcoming]
About the Instrument
It is patterned after a violin by Lorenzo Storioni dated 1790. It is built of well-aged North American grown wood. The back is cut on the quarter from two pieces of New England maple with faint narrow flames descending from the center joint. The ribs are of maple similar to that of the back. The neck is of plain maple. The table is of two pieces of Englemann spruce from British Columbia of mostly medium growth. The varnish is of a medium brown color over a golden ground and is shaded and imitated. The fittings are of boxwood.
Interior label reads: a facsimile label “Laurentius Storioni fecit Cremonae 1790” and on the opposite side the label “Douglas C. Cox, Brattleboro, Vermont, 2010 #709” with brand and initial.
Length: 356 mm
Upper Bout: 165 mm
Middle Bout: 114 mm
Lower Bout: 203 mm
About the Maker
Douglas Cox (1948-) is a contemporary American luthier based in Brattleboro, Vermont who trained at the State Violin Making School in Mittenwald, Germany in the late 1960s. Cox returned to the United States and was head of repair and chief restorer for Boston's J. Bradley Taylor, Inc. for a decade, attending to some of the finest instruments in New England and servicing the violins for the region's professional musicians. Since 1981, Cox has focused on crafting his own instruments, building more than 1,000 over the course of his career. He has earned numerous awards from the Violin Society of America and his instruments are played by musicians worldwide.
https://coxviolins.com/
