Wang Zhiming (Chinese, Lu-Mi Instruments, 6 String Violone /...

Hammer

£300

Wang Zhiming (Chinese, Lu-Mi Instruments, 6 String Violone / Viola de Gamba made by Wang Zhi Ming (Wang Zhiming, 2004), No. 104. Internal label reads ‘Lu-Mi Instruments – Made by Wang Zhi Ming – Anno: 2004 – No. 104 – Beijing’. Violone after after Richard Meares ca1660. With bow. Re-stringing required but otherwise in good condition (few marks and chips). The ribs, back and neck are made of sycamore, the top of spruce, and the fingerboard and tailpiece of sycamore with ebony veneer or birds-eye maple. Housed in purpose-build hardcase with few Toro Strings accessories. Overall height 123cm. Wang Zhiming grew up in a family of instrument makers, Overall length 123cm. In 1987, he auditioned and joined the China Philharmonic as a violinist. Wang took some time off from playing with the philharmonic in 2000 to start his workshop, where he makes violins and other stringed instruments.