Treble by Leonhardt Maussiel
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:
