DHV:
196
Tourin ID:
BRUS 65, GHENTB 7
Size:
Tenor
Place Made:
Maker:
B
Ghent
Jooris
Willems
Date:
1642
Label Text:
Jooris Willems tot Ghendt 1642 [handwritten]
Body Shape:
Viol
Current Location:
B
Brussels
No. of Strings:
6
Collection:
Musée des instruments de musique
Sound Holes:
C
Catalog Number:
2891
Head:
Female
Private Owner:
Previous Owner:
C.C. Snoeck, Ghent
Measurements:
Body Length:
51.8
String Length:
54.2
Rib Depth:
9.3
Upper Width:
25.1
Middle Width:
18.5
Bottom Width:
30
Information
Source:
M. Maes to TGM, 8/21; PT visits 6/77 & 9/78 (?)
Literature:
Mahillon 1912, 4:422; Snoeck 1903, p. 6 (no. 22); Snoeck 1897, p. 17; Loan 1885, p. 69
Photographs:
On museum’s website (F+S [color]); Snoeck 1897, p. 17 (front); [unpublished, M. Maes to TGM, 8/21: front body only, back, head front and 3/4, bottom rib, details of neck, corenr repair (color)]
Recordings:
Auctions:
Comments:
Repair label: “D. Cans refecit Aldenardae anno 1801”. Mahillon: alto, ténor ou taille de viole; Snoeck 1903: viola di gamba (NB not basse de viole); Snoeck 1897: une petite viole-de-gambe à six cordes. M. Maes: fingerboard and tailpiece not original; no corner blocks. Double purfling on table, single on back; carved pegbox, tailgut; visible worm damage