DHV:
1496
Tourin ID:
Size:
Treble ?
Place Made:
Maker:
D
Date:
Label Text:
Body Shape:
Viol
Current Location:
CH
Winterthur
No. of Strings:
5
Collection:
Private Collection
Sound Holes:
Flame
Catalog Number:
Head:
Scroll
Private Owner:
Yes
Previous Owner:
Measurements:
Body Length:
36.4
String Length:
36.3
Rib Depth:
Upper Width:
16.6
Middle Width:
12.1
Bottom Width:
23.2
Information
Source:
H. Schiffler to TGM, 2+9/08; owner to TGM, 3+8/07
Literature:
Photographs:
[Unpublished, from H. Schiffler 2/08: F+S (color); from owner 3+8/07: old pegbox, etc. (color)]
Recordings:
Auctions:
Comments:
Had been converted to a viola: ribs cut down and shoulders reshaped. Bought on eBay, c. 2006; restored 2006-07 by Hagen Schiffler (new neck, head, fingerboard, tailpiece, pegs, bridge, etc.), who believes it was originally a South German viola d’amore.