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Objekt 2

Chitarrone

Object description

Maker unknown

Italy, 2nd half of 17th c.

Conifer (belly); maple (?) (shell), 15 ribs, neck, peg-box) two peg-boxes for stopped strings and bass strings;

19 laterally inserted pegs (eleven for stopped strings and eight for bass strings)

seven frets (fingerboard); five double courses and one simple course (stopped strings); eight free bass strings

L. 1765 mm, 515 mm (belly), 620 mm (stopped strings) 150 mm (bass strings)

Donation Dr. h.c. Paul Sacher Pratteln. Lobeck collection

lnv. 1956.638.

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