Objekt 3
Renaissance Lute
Description
Hugo Frohlin (1900–1970) was a well-known guitar-player. He performed as a popular singer accompanying himself on the lute.
Through this, he made an important contribution to the revival of lute-playing in Basel.
Object description
Hermann Hauser (1882–1952)
Munich, dated 1933
Hermann Hauser / Lautenmacher Munchen / Mullerstr. 8 / Anno 1933 (manuscript, paper, body inside) / H. Hauser (manuscript, body inside) Spruce (soundboard); maple (body, nine ribs ); ebony (fingerboard)
peg-box at a right angle to the neck, closed in the back; 13 laterally inserted pegs
twelve frets (six at the fingerboard, six at the belly); seven courses (six double courses and one simple course)
L. 836 mm, 557 mm (soundboard), 645 mm (vibrating strings)
Bequest Hugo Frohlin-Matt, Basel
Inv. 1977.9.