Genaro Testore Bass Violin
Full cut 3/4 Size; Modified Violin/Gamba-cornered; Flatback Model
Milan, Italy c. 1760

Top table is a three-piece plate of slab-cut fir
Back table is a two-piece plate of plain grained maple
Ribs of birdseye maple with ebony inserts located at the neck block
Scroll and neck of plain grained maple are from a later period
Individual Montavani style brass tuners
Varnish is deep brownish amber
Overall body length: 43 5/16 in. (110 cm.)
Width at the upper bout: 20 7/16 in. (52.8 cm.)
Width at the center bout: 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm.)
Width at the lower bout: 26 3/16 in. (66.5 cm.)
Mensure (string length): 42 in. (106.5 cm.)