Artefact
Artefact
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The Zillah and Ronald Castle Collection of Musical Instruments (), collection of Auckland War Memorial Museum, 1998.60.11.3
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Place
Date
Pre 1998
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height 765 x height 30 x depth 12 mm
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19 Apr 2018
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viola da gamba
Department Applied Arts and DesignAccession Date 10 Oct 1998Accession Number 1998.60.11.1Description viola da gamba, Baroque viol with sloping neck and fingerboard, high bridge, flat plate on back, six strings, fretted fingerboard, frets are catgut tied around fingerboard.…
viola da gamba, Baroque viol with sloping neck and fingerboard, high bridge, flat plate on back, six strings, fretted fingerboard, frets are catgut tied around fingerboard. Incised design between fingerboard and bridge of stylised plant. Interesting double row of purfling on belly, back has single row of purfling, angling at top of back has two rows of purfling, back joint in middle goes slightly up to one side to balance purfling.Two ")" shaped soundholes on viol body.
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