Viola da gamba Treble
label Leonhardt Maussiel, Nürnberg, 1720
Catalog 79. Viola da gamba, treble, Leonhardt Maussiell – Nürnberg 1720
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A treble viola da gamba in very excellent state of conservation by Maussiell, one of the leading violin makers in Nürnberg.
Many composers wrote music for this type of treble viol, sometimes called “violetta” in Germany, among them, Telemann, Molter, Finger, Schwarzkopf.
Here a painting by Kupetzky, showing one such instrument:
A treble viola da gamba in very excellent state of conservation by Maussiell, one of the leading violin makers in Nürnberg. Many composers wrote music for this type of treble viol, sometimes called “violetta” in Germany, among them, Telemann, Molter, Finger, Schwarzkopf.
| Body length | 410 mm |
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Upper width
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197 mm |
| Middle width | 133 mm |
| Lower width | 244 mm |
| Rib height | 57 mm |
| String length | 373 mm |