DHV:
1724
Tourin ID:
Size:
Pardessus
Place Made:
Maker:
F
Paris
Louis
Guersan
Date:
1764
Label Text:
Ludovicus / GUERSAN / prope / Comoediam / Gallicam / Lutetioe / Anno / 1764 [printed except 64]
Body Shape:
Viol
Current Location:
USA
Montclair, NJ
No. of Strings:
5
Collection:
Private collection
Sound Holes:
C
Catalog Number:
Head:
Female
Private Owner:
Yes
Previous Owner:
[Consignor to Music Folk (dealer), Webster Groves, Missouri, -2022]
Measurements:
Body Length:
32.5
String Length:
32.4
Rib Depth:
4
Upper Width:
15.3
Middle Width:
10.9
Bottom Width:
19.3
Information
Source:
Owner to TGM, 7/22
Literature:
Photographs:
Owner to TGM (and dealer’s website), 7/22 (front, back 3/4, F+S body only, head FB+S, label [color])
Recordings:
Auctions:
Comments:
Striped back and ribs; double purfling; La Fille style decoration on pegbox; 3 pegs treble, 2 bass side; 3 pegs match and may be original. Bridge marks on table show that string length has varied from 31.7 to 33.4; bridge stamped Wurlitzer, N.Y.