🇨🇦 Joseph Kun Workshop Estate 4/4 Violin Back Plate (Rough Carved) – European Maple (Acer pseudoplatanus)
We are pleased to offer a full-size 4/4 violin back plate originating from the workshop estate of Joseph Kun (Ottawa, Ontario 🇨🇦), one of Canada’s most respected 20th-century violin makers.
This piece represents authentic workshop material from the Joseph Kun estate 🇨🇦 and retains visible early carving work consistent with professional violin making processes.
Description
Instrument: Violin (4/4)
Component: Two-piece back plate
Wood: European Maple (Acer pseudoplatanus)
Construction: Bookmatched, center-joined
Working Stage: Arching started (rough carved); requires final shaping, graduation, purfling, and edge finishing
Length: Approximately just over 14.5 + inches
The maple displays medium-to-strong flame with good visual depth across both halves, consistent with traditional European violin tonewood selection. The plate has been joined and partially carved, leaving the next maker full flexibility to refine the arching and graduation according to their preferred model.
Quartered orientation and figure symmetry reflect established classical construction practices.
Minor tool marks and unfinished edge areas are present, consistent with the current stage of work. No structural concerns are noted at the center joint. Condition is appropriate for a workshop plate awaiting completion.
Provenance 🇨🇦
This component originates from the Estate of Joseph Kun.
It was purchased at the Joseph Kun estate auction by Toronto luthier Filip Tomov and subsequently acquired directly from his workshop through established professional sourcing.
Chain of custody:
Joseph Kun Estate → Filip Tomov (Toronto Luthier 🇨🇦) → Present Offering
No representation is made that this plate was personally carved or intended for a specific Joseph Kun instrument.
No certificate will be provided with this item.
Availability
Workshop material from the Joseph Kun estate is finite. These pieces once sold, comparable items from this source cannot be replenished.
This is a one-time acquisition opportunity.