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DHV:
1140
Tourin ID:
Size:
Treble ?
Place Made:
Maker:
CZ
Date:
17..
Label Text:
[None]
Body Shape:
Viol
Current Location:
No. of Strings:
5
Collection:
Sound Holes:
Flame
Catalog Number:
Head:
Lion
Private Owner:
Previous Owner:
Measurements:
Body Length:
39.3
String Length:
Rib Depth:
Upper Width:
Middle Width:
Bottom Width:
Information
Source:
Sotheby’s 5/15/81, lot 134
Literature:
Sotheby’s 5/15/81, lot 134
Photographs:
Sotheby’s 5/15/81, lot 134 (front)
Recordings:
Auctions:
Comments:
Sotheby’s 1981/05/15, lot 134
“A Bohemian viola d’amore converted into a treble viol”. Restorer’s label: Conrad Nägeli, Constanz 1814. Pegbox later: 2 pegs treble, 3 bass side. Shown with octave fret, just past neck heel, i.e. long neck. Length of back 39.3 cm.
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