Violins: 1918 William J. Lucas
William J. Lucas
$4,000
William J. Lucas was a U. S. patented inventor a century ago, he began building violins in Fresno in the 1890s, by 1904 he had fabricated his 20th. The one offered here is his 57th violin made in 1918. His impression stamp on the inside of the treble F-hole reads: W. J. Lucas Fresno 1918 No. 57 It has a beautiful two piece Flamed Maple back.