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:
Measurements:
Body Length:
50.8
String Length:
52.5
Rib Depth:
9.5
Upper Width:
24.0
Middle Width:
19.0
Bottom Width:
31.5
Information
Source:
K. Martius to TGM, 6/06 + 7/20
Literature:
Photographs:
[Unpublished, from owner: FB+S, head FB+S, label; front 3/4 after restoration [color]]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.