DHV:
1224
Tourin ID:
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1895 C
Treble
Leandro (Sr.)
Bisiach
# of Strings:
6
Place Made:
I, Milan
Body Shape:
Guitar
Current Location:
USA, Phoenix, AZ
Sound Holes:
C
Collection:
Musical Instrument Museum
Head:
Scroll
Catalog Number:
2009.164.20
Label Text:
L. BISIACH MILANO [stamped on upper face of top block and neck foot]
Measurements:
String Length:
32
Total Length:
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Body Length:
35.8
Upper Width:
17.7
Rib Depth:
6.9
Middle Width:
14.6
Bottom Width:
21.3
Previous Owner:
Kenneth G. Fiske Museum of Musical Instruments, Claremont, CA (no. S33), 1954-2009; Curtis Janssen, 194?-1954
Information Source:
TGM visit 5/98; Monical conservation report 2/88
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Comments:
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[Unpublished conservation report by W.L. Monical: FB+S]
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Copy of Giovanni Maria of Brescia at Ashmolean, Oxford (1 of 2, other at Castello Sforzesco, Milan). Integral bass bar; fingerboard and bridge by Monical, both slightly wider than the originals. 2-piece table, 1-piece back, closed flat scroll (no ears). Measurements from Monical’s report. Museum file has bill for 1973 repairs by Paul Gregory, Ventura, CA.