Contraguitar
between 1841 and 1851 | Johann Anton Stauffer
In addition to six strings running over the usual fretted fingerboard, this contraguitar has seven bass strings led over a fingerboard without frets. These bass strings are tuned in diatonic steps. The contraguitar was mainly played in Viennese light music of the 19th century, where it functioned as a bass- and chords-instrument. For strengthening the statics of the instrument a metal rod is located in the middle of the corpus. (bd)
In addition to six strings running over the usual fretted fingerboard, this contraguitar has seven bass strings led over a fingerboard without frets. These bass strings are tuned in diatonic steps. The contraguitar was mainly played in Viennese light music of the 19th century, where it functioned as a bass- and chords-instrument. For strengthening the statics of the instrument a metal rod is located in the middle of the corpus. (bd)
Manufacturer:
Johann Anton Stauffer (1806 - 1843) DNB
Time:
between 1841 and 1851
Object Name
Contraguitar
Culture
Austria, Vienna
Dimensions:
1045 mm x 355 mm x 85 mm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Sammlung alter Musikinstrumente
Invs.
Sammlung alter Musikinstrumente, 1059