Summary
Record of the multi-year photographic survey at the Germanisches Nationalmuseum in Nuremberg, completed in August 2008. The images document the diameter of the bass string holes in the bridges of historic lutes in the German collection, an essential datum for reconstructing the original gauges. The measurements feed the “Museum Old String Database” curated by Aquila Corde Armoniche.
Key takeaways
- Multi-year surveys of the historic lutes at the Germanisches Nationalmuseum in Nuremberg.
- Investigation completed in August 2008, focusing on bass string holes in the bridges.
- The diameter of the bridge hole is the material clue that allows the gauge of the string originally fitted to be estimated.
- The data feeds the Museum Old String Database.
- The record consists of fifteen photographs, each viewable at full resolution from its thumbnail.
Scope of the investigation
Investigations concerning lute bass bridge-hole measurements (carried out in different years) and contributing to the “Museum Old String Database” project (August 2008).
Photographic record of the bridges
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