DHV:
588
Tourin ID:
MARK 3
Size:
Bass
Place Made:
Maker:
D
Nuremberg
Ernst
Busch
Date:
16..
Label Text:
Body Shape:
Festoon
Current Location:
D
Markneukirchen
No. of Strings:
6
Collection:
Musikinstrumenten-Museum
Sound Holes:
Flame
Catalog Number:
188
Head:
Female
Private Owner:
Previous Owner:
Purchased 1886 from Augustin Sprenger, Nuremberg; bill of sale survives
Measurements:
Body Length:
63.1
String Length:
63.5
Rib Depth:
13.2
Upper Width:
33.5
Middle Width:
23.7
Bottom Width:
39.2
Information
Source:
Martius & Schulze 1991, pp. 170, 181
Literature:
Martius & Schulze 1991, pp. 170, 181; Wild 1967, p. 28; Hellriegel 1908, p. 12
Photographs:
Martius & Schulze 1991, p. 171 (front); Jordan n.d., pp. 20-21 (F, head 3/4 [color]).
Recordings:
Auctions:
Comments:
Martius & Schulze 1991 say probably converted to cello in late 18/early 19C, then back to gamba in 20C; photos show rounded shoulders; rosette; very short tailpiece. (Busch active from 1622; died in 1648.)