Viola da Gamba Society of America

1764

Pardessus

Nicolas

Desrousseaux

# of Strings:

5

Place Made:

F, Verdun

Body Shape:

Viol

Current Location:

S, Stockholm

Sound Holes:

C

Collection:

Swedish Museum of Performing Arts

Head:

Female

Catalog Number:

F340

Label Text:

Desrouseaux / Lutje [sic?] / A Verdun / 1764

Measurements:

String Length:

31.5

Total Length:

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Body Length:

33.5

Upper Width:

16.7

Rib Depth:

3.4

Middle Width:

12.3

Bottom Width:

19.9

Previous Owner:

Daniel Fryklund, Helsingsborg, c. 1925-1966; R. Savoye, Paris?

Information Source:

Museum website; museum to TGM, 4/04; PT visit 10/78 [not seen]

Literature:

Photographs:

Recordings:

Auctions:

Comments:

Norlind 1945, p. 46

On museum’s website (front, body only); [unpublished, from museum, 4/04 (FB+S, body only; head side)

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Arched 2-piece back, shallow ribs. Tail gut. 2 pegs treble, 3 bass side.