DHV:
1447
Tourin ID:
Size:
Tenor
Place Made:
Maker:
D
Ingolstadt
Franz
Zacher
Date:
1693
Label Text:
Frantz Zacher Lauttenmacher / in Ingolstatt 1693 [printed except 93]
Body Shape:
Viol
Current Location:
D
Nuremberg
No. of Strings:
6
Collection:
Private Collection
Sound Holes:
C
Catalog Number:
Head:
Lion
Private Owner:
Yes
Previous Owner:
“aus fränkischem Privatbesitz”
Measurements:
Body Length:
50.6
String Length:
52.5
Rib Depth:
9.6
Upper Width:
25.2
Middle Width:
19.2
Bottom Width:
31.5
Information
Source:
K. Martius to TGM, 6/06 + 7/20
Literature:
Martius 2022; MacCracken 2022, p. 88
Photographs:
Martius 2022, pp. 68-74 (F+B, top off, fingerboard, head F+S, label (before restoration), front, front 3/4, drawing (after restoration) [color]; [unpublished, from owner: FB+S, head FB+S, label; front 3/4 after restoration (color)]
Recordings:
Auctions:
Comments:
In poor condition when found, lacking lower rib and edge of table on bass side (also 3 pegs); by 7/20, restored and playing well. 2-piece table with painted purfling and high arching; 1-piece back. Neck nailed onto body; Polish-style lion’s head; maple fingerboard and original poplar tailpiece inlaid with 3 broad vertical stripes of yew; original bass bar; end button rather than hookbar. Back widths 24.6/17.9/31.4