Viola da Gamba Society of America

1652

Violone

Jacob

Stainer

# of Strings:

6

Place Made:

A, Absam

Body Shape:

Viol

Current Location:

DK, Copenhagen

Sound Holes:

C

Collection:

Musikhistorisk Museum

Head:

Lion

Catalog Number:

391.D61

Label Text:

Jacobus Stainer in Absam prope Oenipontum 1652 [printed]

Measurements:

String Length:

084.0?

Total Length:

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Body Length:

86.7

Upper Width:

37.8

Rib Depth:

17.8

Middle Width:

28.1

Bottom Width:

48.8

Previous Owner:

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Information Source:

Hammerich 1911, p. 93

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Photographs:

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Auctions:

Comments:

Hammerich 1911, p. 93; Hammerich 1909, p. 78

From museum (via M. Herzog) 10/15 (FB+S, head [color, all at angles]); Hammerich 1911, p. 93 (front 7/8); Hammerich 1909, p. 78 (front 7/8)

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Not in Senn & Roy 1986. Hammerich: strong and careful construction, beautiful wood and excellent varnish; fingerboard and tailpiece inlaid with striped wood; suggests low G tuning. Repaired by E. Hjorth, Kopenhagen, 1901. Tourin’s dimensions (“rough”): 87.0, 38.0/28.7/49.0, 18.4, 84.0; shape “big, with bold curves”. T. Muthesius to TGM, 4/13: “I am quite convinced it is from the same workshop as the other Stainers ... the same neck construction and the same template for the C holes....” Museum’s data sheet dimensions 86.0, -/-/50.0, 18.0, 84.0; those used above are from a data sheet by Christian Laborie (2003); his back widths 38.3/27.8/49.1. Purfling of ebony and maple; neck not original (grafted) but lion head is.