DHV:
1276
Tourin ID:
Size:
Bass
Place Made:
Maker:
D
Greifswald
Jeremias [I]
Würffel
Date:
1663
Label Text:
Jeremias Würffel / Musicus Instrum: / in / Greiffswald Ao 1663 [printed except Ao 1663]
Body Shape:
Viol
Current Location:
NL
The Hague
No. of Strings:
6
Collection:
Kunstmuseum Den Haag (formerly Gemeentemuseum)
Sound Holes:
C
Catalog Number:
MUZ-1933-0684 (0840458)
Head:
Female
Private Owner:
Previous Owner:
Measurements:
Body Length:
String Length:
Rib Depth:
12.4
Upper Width:
28.7
Middle Width:
22.8
Bottom Width:
38.7
Information
Source:
G Liedmeier to TGM, 6/01
Literature:
Photographs:
[Unpublished, in museum database printout: F (color)]; [unpublished: front, head 3/4, 2 labels (color)]
Recordings:
Auctions:
Comments:
Measurements taken on the back; upper width taken at corners (not necessarily maximum). Photographed without strings. Body shape unlike 2 other Würffel basses (Geneva and London). Rosette (now missing). Back and ribs possibly fruitwood? Black fingerboard. Repair label “ F. Pierrard / Luthier / Réparateur-Spécialiste d’Instruments à Cordes / Anciens & Modernes / Bruxelles 1887 [printed except Bruxelles 1887]”.