French c1780

Illegible hand written label. Dendro dates 1781, 1786. Correlation with wood used in France up until 1780.

LOB: 358mm

Gentle flame to two-piece back with tighter flame to ribs.

Neck graft with later scroll.

Widely spaced wonky ff holes.

Replacement wood to right ff hole.

Linings probably pine and let into C bouts.

Thin edges.

Fairly flat edgework.

One-piece lower rib with small pin mark.

Fairly flat arching through middle in front and back.

Back pinned with additional repair pins.

Small corner blocks, but very wide top block (replaced?)

Plenty of historic repairs all firm (studded internally)

Small area of replacement wood upper bass side back.

Slightly low elevation.

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