by mreichstadt | Aug 16, 2023 | Cordes-en
BOWED MONOCHORD “Violin-Moon”, around 1900. Stamp on the bottom: “Charles Tournoud / 11 Cours Berriat 11 / GRENOBLE”. (1881 – 19..) Circular fruitwood body. Hollow bottom. Spruce top opened by 2 “ff” of the violin type. Rare...
by mreichstadt | Aug 16, 2023 | Cordes-en
KIT – VIOLIN FRANCE, c.1900. Classically assembled body, following the violin proportions. Fingerboard and tailpiece replaced Body length: 20.8cm. Total length:...
by mreichstadt | Aug 16, 2023 | Cordes-en
BANJO-HARP OR “ARCH-BANJO” French making, around 1930. Six playing strings and four basses. Walnut fingerboard and neck. Back veneered with walnut burl. Original ankles whose buttons have been changed. Length: 96.5cm Total diameter: 39.8cm Resonator...
by mreichstadt | Aug 16, 2023 | Cordes-en
BANJO ALTO 4-String Model, c. 1925. French making. No apparent signature. Bronze resonator. Walnut veneer resonator. Brown maple neck. Ebony fingerboard. Barrel diameter: 29.5cm Resonator diameter: 36.5cm Length: 83cm Read...
by mreichstadt | Aug 16, 2023 | Cordes-en
ENGLISH BANJO by RUSWORTH & DREAPER in LIVERPOOL, c.1920 Modified “Apollo” model. A metal resonance soundboard was mounted in place of the skin. This part is engraved with esoteric drawings depicting faces as well as alignments of stars ending in open...
by mreichstadt | Aug 16, 2023 | Cordes-en
GUITAR CABASSE-BERNARD Romantic lady’s guitar, circa 1830. Charles Nicolas BERNARD, Mirecourt 1799-1878, said CABASSE-BERNARD, adding the name of his wife, Jeanne CABASSE, according to regional tradition. Iron mark inside: “CABASSE BERNARD à...
