DHV:
867
Tourin ID:
TORRES 1
Size:
Bass
Place Made:
Maker:
GB
London
Barak & Nathaniel
Norman & Cross
Date:
1725
Label Text:
Barak Norman / and / Nathaniel Cross, / at the Bass Viol in St. / Paul's-Church-Yard. / London, fecit 1725 [printed except 1725; last digit unclear, could be 3 or 6]
Body Shape:
Viol
Current Location:
D
Hürth
No. of Strings:
6
Collection:
Private Collection
Sound Holes:
C
Catalog Number:
Head:
Female
Private Owner:
Yes
Previous Owner:
Pilar Torres de Quinhones Levy, Lisbon, -1997 (and heirs -2022); Mr. Wandscheider, Oporto
Measurements:
Body Length:
67.7
String Length:
69
Rib Depth:
11.5
Upper Width:
30.8
Middle Width:
23.4
Bottom Width:
37.3
Information
Source:
Owner to TGM, 11/24; P. Torres to Tourin 3/77
Literature:
Hebbert 2001, p. 307 (X:03)
Photographs:
[Unpublished, from owner 11/24: F+B, head 3/4, label (color); from J. Pringle, 6/03: label]
Recordings:
Auctions:
Comments:
Tourin notes (1978?): table with double purfling, simple fleur-de-lis in center (cross-hatched with fading color), overhanging edges; back with single purfling (divided at fold), flower ornaments top, center, and bottom, flush edges. Table ornament is Type IV for backs (no flowers); back center is Type III, top and bottom unique (single flower hanging from 2 ovals). Restored by Dietrich Kessler in 1977 (image of invoice received from new owner 11/24): new neck, fingerboard and tailpiece, head, and fittings, also restoration of arching and worm damage. Torres to PT 3/77: bought recently from “a Mr. Wandscheider [= Wandschneider?] ... who had it a long time ago”; dimensions 68, 31/23.5/34.5, 12.5, -.