Viola da Gamba Society of America

1714

Bass

Paul

Alletsee

# of Strings:

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Place Made:

D, Munich

Body Shape:

Festoon

Current Location:

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Sound Holes:

F

Collection:

[ex-Universität Leipzig]

Head:

Lion

Catalog Number:

818

Label Text:

Paulus Alletsee / fecit Monachij 1714 [printed except 14]

Measurements:

String Length:

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Total Length:

113.5

Body Length:

64.8

Upper Width:

29.8

Rib Depth:

12

Middle Width:

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Bottom Width:

42

Previous Owner:

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Information Source:

Kinsky 1912, 2:465

Literature:

Photographs:

Recordings:

Auctions:

Comments:

Schultz 1929, p. 27; Kinsky 1912, 2:465

On museum’s website (neck/fingerboard/pegbox/head, FB+S [color]); Kinsky 1912, 2:603 (label)

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Body shape similar to Busch. Back and ribs of bird’s-eye maple. Had been converted to a cello: neck, pegbox and head, fingerboard and tailpiece not original. Lost since World War II, except for neck/fingerboard/pegbox/head.