DHV:
1569
Tourin ID:
Size:
Bass
Place Made:
Maker:
B
Brussels
Hilaire (Ainé)
Darche
Date:
1890
Label Text:
Hilaire Darche, Ainé / Luthier à Bruxelles / 20, Rue de la Montagne, / L’an 1890 [printed except 1890]; stamped just above label, in small capital letters: H. Darche a Bruxelles
Body Shape:
Festoon
Current Location:
No. of Strings:
6+11
Collection:
Sound Holes:
Flame
Catalog Number:
Head:
Female
Private Owner:
Previous Owner:
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Body Length:
String Length:
Rib Depth:
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Middle Width:
Bottom Width:
Information
Source:
Photos from T. Muthesius, 11/10
Literature:
Photographs:
[Unpublished, from T. Muthesius 11/10: F+B body only, head back, tailgut and pins for sympathetic strings, label (color)]
Recordings:
Auctions:
Comments:
Unusual outline with no lower corners, very high upper corners, and two dimples on each side; 11 sympathetic strings with tuning pins at bottom block, either side of button for tailgut.