Piotr Pielaszek

Instrument: violin

Classification: 3 Chordophones / 32 Composite chordophones / 321 Lutes / 321.3 Handle lutes / 321.32 Necked lutes / 321.322 Necked box lutes or necked guitars / 321.322-71 Necked box lutes or necked guitars with a bow

Violin maker: Piotr Pielaszek

Date: 2016

Town: Angers

Country: France

Owner: private

Provenance: made for the 2016 International H. Wieniawski Violin Making Competition in Poznań

Description: based on the A. Stradivari’s "P" model; two-piece spruce belly with even, medium graining, two-piece flame maple back

Inscriptions: handwritten label reading: Piotr Pielaszek / Angers 2016

Measurements: body length 355 mm, upper bout 168 mm, middle bout 112 mm, lower bout 207 mm

Materials: spruce, sycamore, ebony

Prizes: finalist of the 2016 International H. Wieniawski Violin Making Competition in Poznań (representing Poland), H. Wieniawski Music Society’s medal for the best sound qualities, Jan Špidlen’s and Jakub Niewczyk’s special prizes

Catalog card: based on information provided by the maker and at http://www.wieniawski-competition.com/konkurs-lutniczy/en/aktualnosci/laureates-and-finalists/ [2/13/2017]

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