Viola da Gamba Society of America

1746

Treble ?

Christof

Buchstetter

# of Strings:

(4)

Place Made:

D, Stadtamhof

Body Shape:

Viol

Current Location:

S, Stockholm

Sound Holes:

Flame

Collection:

Swedish Museum of Performing Arts

Head:

Scroll

Catalog Number:

N114024

Label Text:

Christof Buchstetter, Lauten- und Geigen / macher a Stadt am Hoff, 1746

Measurements:

String Length:

35

Total Length:

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Body Length:

37.7

Upper Width:

17.8

Rib Depth:

6.2

Middle Width:

12.8

Bottom Width:

23.9

Previous Owner:

On permanent loan from the Nordiska Museet since 1977; John Olsson, Stockholm, -1909

Information Source:

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

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Photographs:

Recordings:

Auctions:

Comments:

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On museum’s website (front [color]); [unpublished, from museum, 4/04: FB+S (color)]

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Flame holes plus small circles near inside edges. D-peg missing in photos. Last digit of date now illegible; Tourin got it from a card index. Website: Diskant.