Viola da gamba
Treble by Leonhardt Maussiel
Nürnberg, 1720


viola da gamba by Leonhardt Mauussiel
Viola da gamba Leonhardt Maussiel, Nurnberg, 1720
 

Viola da gamba Leonhardt Maussiel, Nurnberg, 1720

 

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:


Body length  410 mm
Upper width 197 mm
Middle width 133 mm
Lower width 244 mm
Rib height   57 mm
String length 373 mm



updated 31.12.2009