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DHV:
1486
Tourin ID:
Size:
Pardessus
Place Made:
Maker:
F
Paris
Jean
Ouvrard
Date:
1742
Label Text:
[presumably: Ouvrard, luthier, place de l'Ecole, à Paris, 1742]
Body Shape:
Viol
Current Location:
GB
Brighton
No. of Strings:
5
Collection:
Brighton City Museum
Sound Holes:
C
Catalog Number:
WA 100576 (R.5773/6)
Head:
Female
Private Owner:
Previous Owner:
Albert Spencer, -1960
Measurements:
Body Length:
34.4
String Length:
32
Rib Depth:
4.5
Upper Width:
17
Middle Width:
13
Bottom Width:
20.5
Information
Source:
Museum to TGM, 6/07 + 1/10
Literature:
Photographs:
Unpublished, from museum 2/08: front 3/4, B+S, head (color)]
Recordings:
Auctions:
Comments:
Back and ribs of a darker wood, perhaps walnut or even mahogany? Double purfling on both front and back, the latter in blond lines. 3 pegs treble, 2 bass side.
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