DHV:
1037
Tourin ID:
Size:
Treble
Place Made:
Maker:
F
Paris
Nicolas
Bertrand
Date:
1721
Label Text:
Nicolas Bertrand / a Paris 1721 [printed]; also stamped BERTRAND at top of back
Body Shape:
Viol
Current Location:
F
Paris
No. of Strings:
6
Collection:
Musée de la musique
Sound Holes:
C
Catalog Number:
E.986.9.1
Head:
Female
Private Owner:
Previous Owner:
André Bissonet, -1986
Measurements:
Body Length:
35.8
String Length:
Rib Depth:
7.8
Upper Width:
17.5
Middle Width:
13.5
Bottom Width:
21.2
Information
Source:
Museum’s website; Gétreau 1996, p. 746; Gétreau 1988, pp. 76, 78
Literature:
Gétreau 1996, p. 746; Gétreau 1988, pp. 76, 78
Photographs:
On museum’s website (FB+S, head side; front 7/8, head 3/4 [color]); MacCracken 2017, p. 53 (front); Gétreau 1988, pp. 76 (front 3/4), 77 (side of neck and head), 150 (front [color])
Recordings:
Auctions:
Comments:
Serious worm damage to both body and neck. Tailpiece, bridge, and pegs not original. Single purfling. On display 8/02: table varnish quite rough.