DHV:
497
Tourin ID:
LEIPB 08
Size:
Treble ?
Place Made:
Maker:
D ?
Date:
Label Text:
Antonius Gragnani fecit / Liburni Anno 1791 [printed except 91]; A G [brand on neck block]
Body Shape:
Viol
Current Location:
No. of Strings:
6
Collection:
[ex-Universität Leipzig]
Sound Holes:
Flame
Catalog Number:
798
Head:
Scroll
Private Owner:
Previous Owner:
Alessandro Kraus, Florence, c. 1901 (no. 611)
Measurements:
Body Length:
38
String Length:
Rib Depth:
5.5
Upper Width:
17.3
Middle Width:
Bottom Width:
22.5
Information
Source:
Kinsky 1912, 2:450
Literature:
Schultz 1929, p. 27; Kinsky 1912, 2:450; Kraus 1901, p. 21
Photographs:
Kinsky 1912, 2:447 (front), 623 (label)
Recordings:
Auctions:
Comments:
Kraus 1901: “Viola da braccio a sei corde”; Kinsky 1912: “Alt-Viola da braccio”; initials AG stamped at neck block; MIMO: “Altviole”. Lost since World War II.