ASA WHITE 1826-1893
Asa Warren White was born in Barre, MA in 1826 and worked for instrument dealer and publisher Henry H. Prentiss on Court Street in Boston before partnering with his brother, Ira J. White, in 1849. He made over four hundred violins, several violas and cellos, as well as viola da gambas and viola d'amores. He received a gold medal and several silver medals for violins entered into the Massachusetts Mechanics Fairs in the 1870s and 1880s. In 1888, he moved to Chicago where he made a number of violins bearing labels with that city's name, then returned to Boston, where he died in 1893.



This violin, made in Boston in March of 1871, has a glorious, ringing tone with plenty of volume and projection. The instrument responds evenly throughout, and has a particularly singing E string and a powerful G string.

There is evidence that this violin may have once been owned by comedian, Henny Youngman! 		Asa White
Boston 1871
4/4 Violin
#C-943
$18,000


This violin, made in Boston in 1877, won the silver medal at the Massachusetts Mechanics Fair in 1878. It was owned in the 1950s by Boston Symphony Orchestra violinist, Francesco Zecchino. A label inside the violin reads: This violin obtained the "First Silver Medal" at the thirteenth Exhibition of the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association held in Boston, September 1878. The prominent flame of the quarter-sawn maple back is extraordinary in its symmetrical beauty. The varnish is golden-brown. The beautiful tone quality is warm, resonant, and singing. Asa White
Boston 1877
4/4 Violin
#C-921
$22,000

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