DHV:
79
Tourin ID:
BERA 19, KENS 4
Size:
Pardessus
Place Made:
Maker:
F
Paris
Louis
Guersan
Date:
1752
Label Text:
Ludovicus / Guersan / propè / Comoediam / Gallicam, / Lutetioe / Anno / 1752 [printed]
Body Shape:
Viol
Current Location:
No. of Strings:
5
Collection:
BERLIN A19
Sound Holes:
C
Catalog Number:
2468
Head:
Female
Private Owner:
Previous Owner:
C.C. Snoeck, Ghent
Measurements:
Body Length:
32.5
String Length:
Rib Depth:
5
Upper Width:
15.5
Middle Width:
Bottom Width:
19.5
Information
Source:
Sachs 1922, col. 116
Literature:
Sachs 1922, col. 116; Snoeck 1894, p. 99
Photographs:
Sachs 1922, pl. 13 (front); Snoeck 1894, facing p. 102 (front)
Recordings:
Auctions:
Comments:
Striped back and ribs (cherry), double purfling; 2 pegs treble, 3 bass side. Original tailpiece. Snoeck: “dessus”; “La touche porte des degrés en ivoire.” Lost since World War II.