🇨🇦 Joseph Kun Workshop Estate 4/4 Violin Top Plate – One-Piece Spruce

🇨🇦 Joseph Kun Workshop Estate 4/4 Violin Top Plate – One-Piece Spruce

We are pleased to offer a 4/4 violin top 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 🇨🇦.

Description

Instrument: Violin (4/4)
Component: Top (soundboard) plate
Wood: Solid one-piece spruce
Construction: Single billet, quarter-oriented grain
Working Stage: Rough arched externally; interior roughed; ready for final graduation, f-hole layout, bass bar fitting, and edge work
Length: Approximately 14.25 inches (≈ 362 mm)

The spruce displays straight, even grain with traditional violin tonewood characteristics. The plate has been carved to a preliminary working stage, leaving the maker full control over final graduations and acoustic tuning.

One-piece tops are less common than two-piece construction and are often selected for their visual continuity and tonal potential.

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 unless..
No certificate will be provided with this item.

Availability

Workshop material from the Joseph Kun estate is finite. These pieces were acquired through careful sourcing.

Once sold, comparable items from this source cannot be replenished.
This is a one-time acquisition opportunity.

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