DHV:
1511
Tourin ID:
Size:
Pardessus
Place Made:
Maker:
F
Paris
Louis
Guersan
Date:
1754
Label Text:
Ludovicus / Guersan / propé / Commoediam / Gallicam / Lutetioe / Anno / 1754 [printed except 54]
Body Shape:
Viol
Current Location:
USA
New York, NY
No. of Strings:
5
Collection:
Private Collection
Sound Holes:
C
Catalog Number:
Head:
Female
Private Owner:
Yes
Previous Owner:
Linda Shortridge, Bloomington, IN; Gerald Trimble, Asheville, NC, 2004- ; André Bissonet, Paris
Measurements:
Body Length:
32.3
String Length:
31.8
Rib Depth:
5
Upper Width:
16.2
Middle Width:
11.3
Bottom Width:
20
Information
Source:
TGM visit, 9/10; Trimble to TGM, 6/09
Literature:
Photographs:
[By TGM: FB+S, head FB+S (color)]; [unpublished, from J. Pringle 4/10: FB+S body only, head FB+S (color)]
Recordings:
Auctions:
Comments:
Striped back and ribs, La Fille-style pegbox decorations, double purfling on front and back. Table has a faint 8 cm circle near end of fingerboard, perhaps traces of an inked rosette? 3 pegs treble, 2 bass side.