Treble viola da gamba
Alternate name(s)
- Treble viol
Maker
Conrad A. Götz
Date1969
Place MadeWest Germany, Europe
Model1170
Serial No.27
SignedPrinted on papper label with single line border, the last two digits of year, serial number, and model number written in blue ballpoint pen: Weſt Germany / [in box] Götz Conrad A. Götz 1969 / Inſt. Nr. 27 Mod. Nr. 1170Markingsnone
DescriptionTop: two-piece spruce: fine grain bound in ebony; C-shaped soundholes; tropical hardwood pierced rose with ivory ring
Back: two-piece, quarter-cut maple: irregular, narrow curl descending from center joint
Sides: slab-cut maple: very broad curl; one-piece lower rib
Head and neck: maple: plain; pegbox terminates in an open scroll
Fingerboard and tailpiece: tropical hardwood with open pores and prominent flecks with rosewood pieces at edges
Pegs: rosewood
DimensionsTotal length: 729mm
Back length: 402 mm
Vibrating string length: 386 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02463
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1700-1800 ca.
1960-1981 ca.