DHV:
703
Tourin ID:
PARIS 12
Size:
Pardessus
Place Made:
Maker:
F
Paris
Louis
Guersan
Date:
1747
Label Text:
Ludovicus / GUERSAN / propé / Comoediam / Gallicam / Lutetiae / Anno / 1747 [printed]
Body Shape:
Viol
Current Location:
F
Paris
No. of Strings:
5
Collection:
Musée de la musique
Sound Holes:
C
Catalog Number:
E.0371 (formerly C.141)
Head:
Cherub
Private Owner:
Previous Owner:
MM. Gand Frères, -1865
Measurements:
Body Length:
32.6
String Length:
30.7
Rib Depth:
6
Upper Width:
16.1
Middle Width:
11.3
Bottom Width:
19.6
Information
Source:
Museum’s website; Gétreau 1988, p. 134
Literature:
Gétreau 1996, p. 654; Gétreau 1988, p. 134; Chouquet 1884, p. 32
Photographs:
On museum’s website (F+S, head side; front 7/8, head side [color]); Gétreau 1988, p. 134 (front 3/4)
Recordings:
Auctions:
Comments:
Striped back (3 dark, 2 light) and ribs. Table and back with double purfling. Fingerboard original (blond), tailpiece 19th C (ebony), pegs old, bridge modern. 2 pegs treble, 3 bass side. Website: “quinton de viole”, formerly pardessus.