Object Details
- Burgess, David
- Description
- This violin was made by David Burgess of Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1984. David Burgess has won acclaim in numerous violin making competitions held in the United States, Germany and Italy. This instrument was the First Prize violin, judged for overall excellence in craftsmanship, design, individuality, and tone in the First National Competition by the American Federation of Violin and Bow Makers in 1984.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Friends of Music at the Smithsonian
- 1984
- ID Number
- 1986.0752.01
- accession number
- 1986.0752
- catalog number
- 1986.0752.01
- Object Name
- violin
- Measurements
- overall: 23 3/4 in x 8 1/4 in x 4 in; 60.325 cm x 20.955 cm x 10.16 cm
- Place Made
- United States: Michigan, Ann Arbor
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Violins
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_605484
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-319e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
