Double bass
Maker
G. A. Pfretzschner
Date1900-1915 ca.
Place MadeMarkneukirchen, Saxony, Germany, Europe
Modelnone
Serial No.none
SignedBranded on oval maple label on inside of back below bass f-hole: G. A. PFRETZSCHNER / MARKNEUKIRCHENMarkingsScratched on treble side of neck heel: Brookings H. S. 41.
DescriptionTop: two-piece spruce: wide grain
Back: two-piece plain maple; flat with break in upper bout
Ribs: plain maple
Head and neck: plain maple
Varnish: dark brown
Fingerboard: black-varnished maple; bevel at E-string
Nut: missing
Tailpiece: black-varnished maple
Tailgut: brass; passes through drilled holes in front of tailpiece and bolted
Pegs: four steel and brass machine heads
Saddle: missing
Endpin: black-varnished maple with missing extendable pin
Linings: maple; evenly-spaced notches cut to facilitate bending
Corner blocks: spruce
Top block: wood
Bottom block: maple
Other: maple graft along back joint; three spruce lateral braces on back, the center one wider and lower
DimensionsTotal double bass length: 1848 mm
Back length: 1124 mm
Upper bout width: 507 mm
Center bout width: 352 mm
Lower bout width: 652 mm
Upper rib height: 140-194 mm
Center rib height: 194-199 mm
Lower rib height: 196-199 mm
Stop length: 625 mm
Vibrating string length: 1070 mm
Neck length (bottom of nut to ribs): 430 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number03194
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1920-1940 ca.
1780-1845 ca.
