DHV:
367
Tourin ID:
HARN 04
Size:
Pardessus
Place Made:
Maker:
F
Paris
Louis
Guersan
Date:
1742
Label Text:
Ludovicus Guersan prope Comoediam / Gallican, Lutetiae Anno 1742 [printed (except 2?); horizontal format]
Body Shape:
Viol
Current Location:
A
Vienna
No. of Strings:
5
Collection:
Harnoncourt, Nikolaus [heirs]
Sound Holes:
C
Catalog Number:
Head:
Female
Private Owner:
Yes
Previous Owner:
Measurements:
Body Length:
32.6
String Length:
32
Rib Depth:
Upper Width:
15.5
Middle Width:
10.7
Bottom Width:
19.1
Information
Source:
Harnoncourt 2023 (P14); Harnoncourt 1978 (Telemann Trios); Harnoncourt 1974 (Purcell); Harnoncourt 1965a (?) (Florid-Song)
Literature:
Harnoncourt 2023 (P14); Harnoncourt 2017, p. 17
Photographs:
Harnoncourt 2023 (front 3/4, F+B body only, head FB+S, label [color])
Recordings:
Harnoncourt 1978 (Telemann Trios); Harnoncourt 1974 (Purcell); Harnoncourt 1965a (?) (Florid-Song)
Auctions:
Comments:
2-piece back with single purfling (NB, not striped), table with single purfling. Harnoncourt 2017: purchased by Alice in Paris in 1950. Harnoncourt 2023: all parts original except bridge, soundpost, and 3 pegs. Purchased in 1951 from Millant-Deroux, Paris. Head and pegbox of exceptional quality (Lafille decorations). 2 pegs treble, 3 bass side. (Photo of head 3/4 on front cover of Viola da Gamba Nr. 126 [September 2023]; not in bibliography.)