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Violin

Object number2016.72.2 a-s

Manufacturer Gustav Pirazzi and Company

Manufacturer Kschier Brothers

Manufacturer Loch Lomond

Manufacturer V.C. Squire Company

Manufacturer Scherl and Roth Inc.

Manufacturer Super-Sensitive Musical String Company

Date1949

OriginPittsburgh, PA

OriginParis, France

OriginGermany

OriginEngland

OriginWest Germany

OriginSarasota, FL

MediumWood/Varnish/Metal/Paper/Ink/Leather/Velvet/Silver/Ebony/Ivory/Nacre

Credit LineGift of Paul Lawrence Peeler, Jr.

DescriptionViolin with exterior case, interior case, two bows, scarf used as padding, box of rosin, bridge, mute, and eight envelopes of strings.Dimensions(a) Height 24.375, Width 8.375, Depth 4;
(b) Height 10.75, Length 32.25, Depth 5.25;
(c) Height 10.5, Length 32.25, Depth 5.5;
(d) Height 1, Length 29.25, Depth 0.5;
(e) Height 1.125, Length 29.25, Depth 0.563;
(f) Height 10.875, Length 46, Depth 0.188;
(g) Height 0.938, Width 2.5, Depth 1.5;
(h) Height 0.875, Width 2.5, Depth 1.375;
(i) Height 0.75, Width 2.375, Depth 1.25;
(j) Height 1.313, Width 1.938, Depth 0.188;
(k) Height 1.313, Width 1.375, Depth 0.625;
(l) Height 4.125, Width 5.125, Depth 0.125;
(m) Height 5.688, Width 5.125, Depth 0.125;
(n) Height 3.25, Width 3.25, Depth 0.188;
(o) Height 4.5, Width 4.375, Depth 0.125;
(p) Height 3.563, Width 3.563, Depth 0.063;
(q) Height 3.625, Width 3.563, Depth 0.063;
(r) Height 3.625, Width 3.563, Depth 0.063;
(s) Height 4, Width 3.938, Depth 0.125.
Inscriptions(g)
Underside has handwritten text in blue ink "Ma azel / 281-8185 / EXT. 49".

(n)
Front has rectangular white adhesive price tag with handwritten blue ink price "2.80".
Marks(a)
Paper label inside violin body has handwritten maker's mark in black ink "JAMES BAXTER VI / Pittsburgh PA 1949".

(b)
Flap on interior has a white fabric label with illegible maker's mark.

(d)
Inscribed maker's mark on proper left side on base-end of bow "LEON BERNARDEL PARIS".

(e)
Inscribed text on underside on base-end of bow "GERMANY".

(f)
White fabric label in one corner with embroidered red and white maker's mark "Loch Lomond / 100% PURE WOOL / MADE IN ENGLAND / DRY CLEAN ONLY / WPL 6271".

(g)
Printed text on front "CELLO ROSIN / Specially Prepared For / KSCHIER BROTHERS / 615-617 INVESTMENT BLDG. / Pittsburgh, Pa."

(i)
Black text on top of wood visible through the rosin "KSCHIER BROTHERS".
White adhesive label on underside with black printed text "CELLO ROSIN / Specially Prepared For / KSCHIER BROTHERS / 615-617 INVESTMENT BLDG. / Pittsburgh, Pa."

(j)
Maker's mark stamped in one side inside an oval "AUBERT / MIRECOURT".

(k)
Inscribed text on back of cylinder "MADE IN GERMANY".

(l)
Front has blue printed text "for / Best Results / Insist Upon / The STRING of STRINGS / ... / PIRASTRO / WONDERTONE / MADE BY / GUSTAV PIRAZZI & CO. / ... / SCHERL & ROTH INC. Exl. Distributors U. S. A. and Canada"
Front has handwritten in top right corner "G&D". Back has blue printed quotations, blue handwritten computations, and black stamped text including "KSCHIER BROS.... / Pittsburgh 22, Pa..."

(m)
Front of Artone envelope has blue printed text "ARTONE / STRINGS / G".
Front of the Royal envelope has red printed text "ONE LENGTH / ROYAL / VIOLIN METAL E STRING".

(n)
Front and back of envelope has printed red text including "Super-Sensitive / STAINLESS STRINGS / VIOLIN / A / ... / Made in U.S.A. by / SUPER-SENSITIVE MUSICAL STRING CO. / ..." The paper insert has red text describing maker and product.

(o)
Front has green printed text including "ARTONE / STRINGS D" .

(p)
Front of envelope has red and black printed text including "Allegro / String / VIOLIN / A - 2nd / CHROME-STEEL".
Back of envelope has black printed text "Made in West Germany".

(q)
Front of envelope has red and black printed text including "Allegro / String / VIOLIN / E - 1st".
Back of envelope has black printed text "Made in West Germany".

(r)
Front of envelope has red and black printed text including "Allegro / String / VIOLIN / E - 1st".
Back of envelope has black printed text "Made in West Germany".

(s)
Front of envelope has blue printed including "VIOLIN G / No. 210 Silver Wound / SQUIER / TRUED / BALANCED / STRINGS / made by / V. C. SQUIER CO., BATTLE CREEK, MICH. / Made in U.S.A."
Historical NotesViolin used by Paul Lawrence Peeler, Sr., the first African American full-time teacher in the Pittsburgh Public Schools. Peeler was hired as a part-time music teacher in Hill District schools in 1933, a year after graduating from Carnegie Tech. He would go on to receive advanced music and teaching degrees from universities in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Boston and at Northwestern. He began teaching at Watt Elementary School in 1937, and moved to other schools until he retired in 1970. In addition to his teaching he was member of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (violin) and taught music or programs for the City recreation department, as well as other agencies in the area. Peeler was member of the National Association of Negro Musicians, and conducted the City’s Folk Art Choir; organized and directed the Concert Orchestra of the Center Avenue YMCA; directed the Evening Schools Chorus and the Cathedral Choir of Wesley Center Church.

Previous owner Paul Lawrence Peeler Sr.

Related person James Baxter

Related person Leon Bernardel

Related institution Pittsburgh Public Schools

Related institution Carnegie Mellon University

Related institution Watt Elementary School

Related institution Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

Related institution National Association of Negro Musicians

Related institution Young Men's Christian Association

Related institution Wesley Center Church

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