http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/783593/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=8D35F80F7A9AFD9FEC6081A93A9D77B7Dance master's violin1753Christian Phillip BlumenhagenMaple, spruce, ebonyViolin form. Body (back and ribs), neck and peg-box carved out of solid piece of maple. Belly of soft pine with f-holes. Both back and belly are highly arched. Finger-board of ebony. Tail-piece attached to ivory tail-pin. Four strings; movable bridge, pegs of simplified violin pattern. Bass-bar and sound-post. Light yellow varnish.Musical instrumentshttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/50244;jsessionid=8D35F80F7A9AFD9FEC6081A93A9D77B7