Viola da Gamba Society of America

1672

Treble

Christoph

Mener

# of Strings:

6

Place Made:

D, Klingenthal ?

Body Shape:

Viol

Current Location:

D, Leipzig

Sound Holes:

C

Collection:

Universität Leipzig

Head:

Lion

Catalog Number:

791

Label Text:

Christoph Me... / 1672 [handwritten]

Measurements:

String Length:

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Total Length:

60.5

Body Length:

35

Upper Width:

15

Rib Depth:

5

Middle Width:

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Bottom Width:

19

Previous Owner:

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Information Source:

PT visit 10/78; Kinsky 1912, 2:446

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Comments:

Schultz 1929, p. 69; Lütgendorff 1922, 2:327; Kinsky 1912 2:446; De Wit 1903, p. 95

On museum’s website (front); Kinsky 1912, 2:630 (label, “ergänzt”: Meinel)

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Rosette. Label hard to read according to Lütgendorff; “ergänzt” according to Kinsky, who read surname as “Meinel”; De Wit gives “Menel”; no name in Schultz; Tourin: Meyer; probably recte “Mener” (but Köpp 2000: Meyer). Tourin: double purfling on front and 1-piece back, C holes lack top eye, rosette; neck probably original; ribs “not very deep”, arm viol. Kinsky 1912: “Diskant-viola da braccio”.