DHV:
1175
Tourin ID:
Size:
Treble ?
Place Made:
Maker:
D
Nuremberg
Leonhard
Maussiell
Date:
1720
Label Text:
Leonhard Maussiell, Lautten- / und Geigenmacher in Nürnberg. 1720; L M [brand stamp]
Body Shape:
Viol
Current Location:
A
Vienna
No. of Strings:
5
Collection:
Vázquez, José [heirs]
Sound Holes:
Flame
Catalog Number:
079 (formerly 4)
Head:
Angel
Private Owner:
Yes
Previous Owner:
[Music teacher in Vienna]
Measurements:
Body Length:
41
String Length:
37.3
Rib Depth:
5.7
Upper Width:
19.7
Middle Width:
13.3
Bottom Width:
24.4
Information
Source:
Vázquez 1993, p. 10
Literature:
Vázquez 1992, p. 10
Photographs:
Vázquez website (F+B, head 3/4 [color]); Vázquez 1993, pl. 7 (front, head side and 3/4 [color])
Recordings:
Auctions:
Comments:
Angel head (blindfolded) probably original, but pegbox not; instrument had been converted to a viola. May have originally been a viola d’amore rather than a treble viol. 3 pegs treble, 2 bass side. Repair label: “Reparirt C F Palma Wien 1886”.