DHV:
1226
Tourin ID:
Size:
Pardessus
Place Made:
Maker:
F
Paris
Louis
Guersan
Date:
1751
Label Text:
Ludovicus / Guersan / prope / Comoediam / Gallicam / Lutetiae / Anno / 1751 [printed]
Body Shape:
Viol
Current Location:
GB
Manchester
No. of Strings:
5
Collection:
Royal Northern College of Music
Sound Holes:
C
Catalog Number:
V6
Head:
Female
Private Owner:
Previous Owner:
Josiah T. Chapman, Manchester, -1907; James G. Chapman, Manchester, -1942
Measurements:
Body Length:
34.2
String Length:
Rib Depth:
5.3
Upper Width:
16
Middle Width:
11.1
Bottom Width:
20
Information
Source:
Waterhouse 2010, p. 124; Waterhouse 1998
Literature:
Waterhouse 2010, p. 124; Waterhouse 1998
Photographs:
minim.ac.uk (F+B [color]); Waterhouse 2010, p. 124 (F+B, head front [color]); [by TGM: front 3/4 (color)]
Recordings:
Auctions:
Comments:
Waterhouse 1998/2010: “treble viol”; striped back (3 dark = stained maple, 2 light = yew: ?) and ribs (3 pieces); double purfling. Original neck with usage marks for 8 frets; 2 pegs treble, 3 bass side. Fingerboard (modern), tailpiece, hookbar of ebony. Modern bridge by Albert Philips (“W.E. Hill & Sons”). Dimensions are from back; rib height probably includes thickness of table and back. Dark striped wood on ribs is considerably faded; cosmetic damage (dark spots, etc.) on table and ribs; head probably by La Fille.