BASSETTL / HALBBASS, DEUTSCHLAND VERMUTLICH SACHSEN... Lot n° 16

BASSETTL / HALF BASS, GERMANY PROBABLY SAXONY / POSSIBLY BOHEMIA, C. 1700 The very rare, four-stringed instrument with spruce top is playable (one string is broken). The instrument has been restored several times. There is a cross brace under the bridge, which is connected to the back by two tuning pins. On the inside of the top, a kind of middle rib can still be seen. The bassettl is a link between the cello, viola da gamba and double bass and was used until the Viennese classical period. The instrument was restored by Johannes Loescher, Cologne. Dimensions: Total length: 141.3cm, body length: 85.5cm, top width: 39.9cm, bottom width: 48.2cm, rib height: 14.5cm. BASSETTL / HALF BASS, GERMANY PROBABLY SAXONY / POSSIBLY BOHEMIA, AROUND 1700 This very rare, four-stringed instrument with spruce top, is playable (one string broken). The instrument has been restored several times. Cross brace under the bridge, connected to the back by two tuning pins. A kind of middle rib can still be seen on the inside of the top. The bassettl is a link between the cello, viola da gamba and double bass and was used until the Viennese classical period. The instrument was restored by Johannes Loescher, Cologne. Dimensions: total length: 141.3cm, corpus length: 85.5cm, top width: 39.9cm, bottom width: 48.2cm, rib height: 14.5cm.