Viola d'amore
by Joann Joseph Hentschl
Brünn, 1750



Viola d'amore Joann Joseph Hentschl (Brünn, 1750)
Viola d'amore Joann Joseph Hentschl (Brünn, 1750)



Viola d'amore Joann Joseph Hentschl (Brünn, 1750)


Viola d'amore Joann Joseph Hentschl (Brünn, 1750) Viola d'amore Joann Joseph Hentschl (Brünn, 1750)


Viola d'amore Joann Joseph Hentschl (Brünn, 1750)


The viola d'amore by Hentschel is on permanent loan to
Gerd-Uwe Klein and his wife, Sylvia, in Schörnberg, Germany


Orpheon Baroque Orchestra, José Vázquez and Gerd-Uwe Klein

Here a rare photo of Gerd-Uwe Klein, with the Amati violin
Body length  380 mm
Upper width  185 mm
Middle width  120 mm
Lower width  232 mm
Rib height  42-49 mm
String length  368 mm

updated 01.01.2010