DHV:
1413
Tourin ID:
Size:
Bass
Label Text:
Place Made:
D, Nuremberg
Maker:
Matthias
Hummel
Date:
1690
Matthias Humel / Lauten und Geigen / macher / in Nürnberg . Anno 1690 [printed except 90]
Body Shape:
Viol
Current Location:
D, Cologne
Sound Holes:
F
Collection:
Private collection
No. of Strings:
Catalog Number:
Head:
Previous Owner:
Measurements:
Body Length:
66.4
String Length:
68
Rib Depth:
13.5
Upper Width:
30.1
Middle Width:
21.6
Bottom Width:
38.3
Information Source:
K. Martius to TGM, [11/11 and] 1/14; M. Pilger to TGM, 4/04
Literature:
Photographs:
Martius 2016, pp. 144 (front, detached table only), 147 (top off, body only); [unpublished, from K. Martius 12/09: front view of detached table, label (color)]
Recordings:
Auctions:
Comments:
In unrestored condition; had been converted to a cello. Neck, scroll, and bass bar not original. Martius’s measurements not his own. 3-piece back and ribs of bird’s-eye maple.