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Sale 2688B November 24, 2013 Boston Specialists Jill Arbetter Horst Kloss Director Pro Tem 508.970.3224 508.970.3216 Auction Information Auction 2688B Preview Absentee Bidding Sunday, November 24 Friday, November 22 T: 617.874.4318 12PM 12 to 7PM F: 617.350.5429 General Inquiries: 63 Park Plaza Saturday, November 23 Boston, MA 617.350.5400 10:30AM to 5PM SkinnerLive!: Sunday, November 24 skinnerinc.com 9 to 10AM View all lots online at www.skinnerinc.com COVER: 30; FRONTISPIECE: 33; INSIDE BACK COVER: 17; BACK COVER: 36 Bid online with SkinnerLive! Simply click the BID LIVE button on the auction schedule: www.skinnerinc.com/auctions Log in to bid or just watch the Hear the bidding action with crystal-clear audio Follow the auction in real time See full catalog descriptions and condition reports See upcoming and past lots while bidding www.skinnerinc.com SkinnerLive! Table of Contents 1 1 Auction & Specialist Information 2 Web Site & Online Bidding 4-5 Provenance & Event Information 6 6 Lots 1–387 113 List of Makers 114 Glossary of Terms 115 Catalog Subscription Form 116 Conditions of Sale 117 Absentee Bid Form 118 Company Directors & Specialty Departments 119 Administrative Staff & Client Services Please Note: All lots sold subject to our Conditions of Sale. Please refer to page 116 of this catalog for the full terms and conditions governing your purchase. Copyright © Skinner, Inc. 2013 Proudly printed by All rights reserved IT’S OUR COMMITMEN T MA/Lic. #2304 5 Almeida Avenue, East Providence, R.I., USA Toll Free: 866-229-7752 Provenance Gagliano Violin: Lot 33 For 75 years, Ruth Miller Curwen (1931–2012) played the violin and viola. She attended Bennington College, where she studied violin performance, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree. Performing throughout her life, Ruth played violin and viola in many groups including Greenwood Music Camp, the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, the Worchester Symphony, the Boston Philharmonic, the Concord Orchestra, and numerous string ensembles. Scarampella School Violin: Lot 374 Lilo Kantorowicz Glick (1915–2013) was a student of the renowned teachers Carl Flesch, Max Rostal, and Dorothy Delay. In her illustrious eighty-year teaching and performing career as a violinist, she conducted master classes at Stanford University and in Shanghai and Nanjing, China, and was a f aculty member of the Mannes College of Music in New York City. She also taught violin and viola at Queens College, the Shanghai Conservatory, and Bennington College. Her own orchestra experience included posts at the Baltimore, San Antonio and New Orleans Symphonies, the Women’s Orchestra of Montreal, Canada, and Tommy Dorsey’s orchestra. Flutes: Lots 143–173 Barbara Trauffer (1934–2011) received a Bachelor of Music degree from Chicago Musical College of Roosevelt University. She also received a masters degree in music from Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Miss Trauffer’s early orchestral experience includes her positions with the Calgary Philharmonic in Alberta, Canada and the Youngstown Philharmonic in Youngstown, Ohio. She played piccolo and flute with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra from 1965 to 1993. She was also an accomplished soprano, and was a soloist with the First Presbyterian Church in Birmingham, as well as a member of the choir. She performed by either singing or playing the flute and piccolo in numerous recitals and concerts throughout Alabama, and also performed with the UAB Festival Theater. She was a member of the faculty of the Alabama School for Fine Arts for 13 years, and at Samford University in Birmingham for one year. She also had a large number of private music s tudents. Benedetto Guitar: Lot 17 Born in Trenton, New Jersey, Charles H. Chapman (1950–2011) became fascinated by the guitar when he was just seven years old. That led him to Berklee College of Music, and after graduation he joined the faculty, where he remained for 31 years. A world-class musician and recording artist, C hapman shared the stage at guitar festivals and shows with such luminaries as Martin Taylor, Kenny Burrell, Joe Negri, Jimmy Bruno, Frank Vignola, and John Pisano. Chapman wrote nine books on guitar technique, repertoire, and improvisation, and as a music journalist he interviewed many of the world’s best known guitar players, writing more than 500 articles for publications including Downbeat , Just Jazz Guitar , and Guitar Player. He was the recipient of numerous awards, including a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Kirkmichael I nternational Guitar Festival in Kirkmichael, Scotland, and the Massachusetts Meritorious Achievement Citation. After a career that spanned nearly four decades, Chapman will be remembered by many for his music, writing, and certainly by former students. As is the case with many guitarists, Chapman owned numerous guitars, however his Benedetto Manhattan was his pride and joy. Reception & Extended Auction Preview BP Y O BOSTON PHILHARMONIC YOUTH ORCHESTRA Saturday, November 23 Classical Salon 5:30-7PM Featuring the Honors String Quartet of the acclaimed Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra www.bostonphil.org R.S.V.P. to 508.970.3240 Held in conjunction with a preview of Skinner’s November 24th Auction of Fine Musical Instruments 55 11 22 1 2 American Mandolin, Gibson Mandolin-- American Mandolin, Gibson Mandolin- Guitar Company, Kalamazoo, Style Guitar Company, Kalamazoo, Style A, A3, labeled GIBSON MANDOLIN STYLE labeled GIBSON MANDOLIN, STYLE A, A3, NUMBER 58074, IS HEREBY NUMBER 597218..., length of body 13 3/4 in.,in., GUARANTEED..., etc., the bound ebony with original case. fingerboard with pearl eyes, the peghead inlaid $700-900 with THE GIBSON, length of back 13 3/4 in., with case. $700-900 66 Additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com 33 44 3 4 American Mandolin, The Flatiron, Montana, American Resonator Guitar, National String 1982, labeled THE FLATIRON MANDOLIN, Instrument Company, 1934, Style Duolian, MODEL NO. 1SH, SERIAL NO. 83072280, stamped serial number C 8095, the painted two-piece back, rosewood fingerboard with alloy body, the slotted peghead stamped pearl eyes, length of back 11 5/16 in., with NATIONAL DUOLIAN, length of back 18 1/8 original papers and case. in., with case. $1,000-1,100 $1,000-1,400 Online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com 77 55 88 Additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com 5 7 American Guitar, C.F. Martin & Company,, American Guitar, C.F. Martin & Company,, Nazareth, 1938, Style D-18, stamped D-18, Nazareth, Pennsylvania, Model F-1, 71694 at the upper block, width of lower bout stamped internally C F MARTIN & CO, 15 5/8 in., with later case. NAZARETH, PA., F-1, 75884, length of lower $7,000-9,000 bout 16 1/16 in. $800-1,000 6 American Guitar, C.F. Martin & Company,, 8 Nazareth, 1946, Style D-18, stamped D-18, American Guitar, C.F. Martin & Company,, 95711 at the upper block, width of lower bout Nazareth, Pennsylvania, 1963/64, Model 15 7/8 in., with later case. 00-18, stamped internally C F MARTIN & CO, $4,000-6,000 NAZARETH, PA..., and at the upper block, 00- 18, 196388, width of lower bout 14 7/16 in. $400-600 Online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com 99 99 9 American Guitar, Gibson Incorporated, Kalamazoo, 1949, Style L-7C, labeled STYLE L7 C, GIBSON GUITAR, NUMBER A 4584..., width of lower bout 17 in., with original case. $2,500-3,500 1010 Additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com 1010 10 American Guitar, Gibson Incorporated, Kalamazoo, 1940, Style L-7, labeled GIBSON GUITAR STYLE L 7, NUMBER 96542..., with later case. $2,000-3,000 Online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com 1111 1111 11 American Electric Guitar, Fender Musical Instruments, Santa Ana, 1966, Model Telecaster, stamped 174481 on the neck plate, length of back 15 3/4 in., with original case. $7,500-9,500 1212 Additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com 1212 12 American Electric Guitar, Fender Musical Instruments, Fullerton, 1963, Model Stratocaster, stamped 78937 on the neck plate, length of back 15 3/4 in., with original case. $6,000-8,000 Online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com 1313 1133 13 American Guitar Amplifier, Fender Musical Instruments, Fullerton, 1965, Model Dual Showman, serial number A01938. $500-800 1133 1144 Additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com 14 American Solid Body Electric Guitar,, Fender Musical Instruments, Santa Ana, 1965, labeled at the peghead FENDER 1414 JAZZMASTER, stamped at the neck plate L64811 CUSTOM MADE..., length of back 17 1/2 in., with original case. $1,400-1,600 Online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com 1515 1515 15 American Guitar, Gibson Incorporated, Kalamazoo, 1937, Style L-5, labeled GIBSON GUITAR STYLE L5, NUMBER 95011..., width of lower bout 17 in., with original case. $4,000-6,000 1616 Additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com 1616 16 American Electric Guitar, Gibson Incorporated, Kalamazoo, 1955, Model Les Paul Custom, stamped 5 9026 at the back of the peghead, length of body 17 3/8 in., with original and replacement cases. $12,000-15,000 Online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com 1717 1717 17 American Guitar, Benedetto, East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, 1999, Model Manhattan, labeled BENEDETTO, PROTOTYPE MANHATTAN, #N10199, and signed by the maker, width of lower bout 17 in., with case. Certificate: Bob Benedetto, Savannah,h, Georgia, August 28, 2013. $12,000-15,000 1818 Additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com Online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com 1919 1818 18 American Electric Guitar, Gibson Incorporated, Kalamazoo, 1956, Model Les Paul, the headstock inlaid GIBSON and stamped 613345 at the back of the peghead, length of body 17 3/8 in. $18,000-24,000 2020 Additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com 1919 19 American Guitar, Gibson Incorporated, Kalamazoo, 1959, Style ES-345, labeled STYLE ES-345, GIBSON GUITAR, NUMBER A31879..., length of body 18 3/4 in., with original case.