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A 6-string viola d’amore with a domed back and overhanging t…
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257
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A 6-string viola d’amore with a domed back and overhanging t…
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Estimate €1,800 - €2,500
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Description
A 6-string viola d’amore with a domed back and overhanging top and back, made by Fritz Arnold BRÜCKNER in 1970, bearing his label: ‘F. A. B. / Fritz Arnold BRÜCKNER / Markneukirchen - Siebenbrunn / Sa. / (Germany) Bethanien 18 / anno: (handwritten) 1970. Spruce top with flame-shaped soundholes; sides and back in fine flamed maple. Pegbox decorated with a woman’s face, her eyes covered by a scarf. 7 pegs + 7 pegs for sympathetic strings. Instrument modified from 7 strings to 6 strings; upper nut, tailpiece and bridges replaced; pegbox modified by the addition of 4 small metal pins. Minor scratches and signs of wear. In playing condition. Top length: 38 cm. Overall length: 77 cm. In a hard case including a chin rest (Expert: Didier LE GALL)
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