DHV:
701
Tourin ID:
PARIS 10
Size:
Pardessus
Place Made:
Maker:
F
Paris
Louis
Guersan ?
Date:
1747
Label Text:
Ludovicus / GUERSAN / prope / Comoediam / Gallicam / Lutetiae / Anno / 1746 (“apocryphe” per museum]
Body Shape:
Viol
Current Location:
F
Paris
No. of Strings:
5
Collection:
Musée de la musique
Sound Holes:
C
Catalog Number:
E.0362 (formerly C.140)
Head:
Scroll
Private Owner:
Previous Owner:
Valentin Meilhan, Nantes, -1864
Measurements:
Body Length:
32
String Length:
32
Rib Depth:
5.3
Upper Width:
Middle Width:
Bottom Width:
Information
Source:
Museum’s website; P. Jacquier to Tourin, 9/79; PT visits 6/77 & 9/78
Literature:
Gétreau 1996, p. 653; Chouquet 1884, p. 32
Photographs:
On museum’s website (FB+S, head side; front 7/8, head 3/4 [color])
Recordings:
Auctions:
Comments:
1-piece back (NB, not striped) with no purfling; table with single purfling. 2 pegs treble, 3 bass side. Jacquier: “Facture simple, à characteristiques de quinton.” Website: “quinton de viole”, formerly pardessus; “Etiquette apocryphe”.