Summary
Record of a photographic survey carried out in February 2010 at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, focused on measuring the diameter of the bass string holes in the bridges of historic lutes. The data feeds the “Museum Old String Database” curated by Aquila Corde Armoniche and provides an objective basis for estimating the original gauge of bass strings.
Key takeaways
- Survey carried out in February 2010 on the historic lutes preserved at the Victoria & Albert Museum.
- Specific focus: the diameter of the bridge holes used for the bass strings.
- The survey is documented by ten photographs of bridges, each available at full resolution.
- The data feed the Museum Old String Database, a reference resource for organological philology.
Scope of the survey
Investigations concerning lute bass bridge-hole measurements, contributing to the “Museum Old String Database” project (February 2010).
Photographic documentation
The images below document the bridges surveyed: each thumbnail links to the full-resolution photograph.
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