The name "Dancla" comes from its famous owner, the French violinist and composer Charles Dancla. Dancla purchased the instrument from Bernard, a Parisian violinist and trader, in 1847. Bernard Auguste certified the production of the instrument, which was later sold by Ernest Kessler, a Berlin violinist, to Arego Serrato in Bologna, Italy. In 1956, the instrument was sold to the United States by the Hill brothers and held by the wealthy Barnett van der in Stamford, Connecticut. In 1978, it was transferred to its current owner, John Wells in Los Angeles, California.

Although there is no original label, "Dancla" is undoubtedly one of the earliest works of Degisu. There is a imitated label inside the instrument that reads 1726. In 1994, a research institution identified the wood of this instrument based on the chronology of trees. The wood of this instrument did not mature earlier than 1724. Considering that fresh wood needs to be naturally dried, 1726 is the earliest production start date of this instrument. The famous violin traders, the Hill brothers, believe that the production date should be between 1726-1729, and some even suspect that the production date should be later than 1731, because Degisu's unique label "IHS" only appeared after 1731. But the most authoritative evidence is that in 1816, the famous violin collector Albert Sarab mentioned in his notes the four earliest primitive labels of Degisu, especially the 1727 label that read "Joseph Guarnerius Andrea Nepos fecit Cremonae". This label is different from the label made by Degisu's father Giuseppe Guarnerius (Giuseppe Guarneri), and is also called Giuseppe (corresponding to Joseph in Latin), but indicates that he is the grandson of Andrea Guarneri, because the Latin translation for Nepos is Nepote, Nepote in Italian In Italian, it can be translated as either a grandson or a nephew. It is speculated that in the early 19th century, after the famous performance of the cannon by Paganini, speculators forged the production label in order to quickly associate this qin with the handmade production of Degisu, without retaining the ambiguous true original label of "Giuseppe Andrea Guanelli's grandson". This was a bit counterproductive and added unnecessary details.