DHV:
187
Tourin ID:
BRUS 56
Size:
Pardessus
Label Text:
Place Made:
F, Paris
Maker:
Louis
Guersan
Date:
1754
Ludovicus Guersan propé Comoediam Gallicam, Lutetiae, anno 1754
Body Shape:
Viol
Current Location:
B, Brussels
No. of Strings:
5
Collection:
Musée des instruments de musique
Sound Holes:
C
Catalog Number:
0480
Head:
Head
Private Owner:
Previous Owner:
Auguste Tolbecque, Paris
Measurements:
Body Length:
String Length:
30.5
Rib Depth:
5
Upper Width:
Middle Width:
Bottom Width:
19.5
Information Source:
Mahillon 2/1893, 1:466; PT visits 6/77 & 9/78
Literature:
Herzog 2003, QT-55; Gendron 1997, p. 138 [not seen]; Mahillon 2/1893, 1:466
Photographs:
On museum’s website (front [color]); Baines 1966, pl. 121-2 (F+B)
Recordings:
Auctions:
Comments:
Striped back. 3 pegs treble, 2 bass side. Mahillon (and museum’s website): quinton. Baines 1966: body length 33.