Epinette de Vosges

I Lambert

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Alternative Title

Epinette de Vosges.

Instrument

Epinette des Vosges/Zithers/Strings/Musical Instrument ; Epinette des Vosges

Instrument Family

Strings

Maker

I Lambert

Date Made

Circa 1800

Description

Body of wood - back of beech, sides of plane (?), soundboard of a dark hardwood (stained pear ?), bottom and scroll of cherry. Soundboard has two decorative holes, a heart shaped hole 110mm below the nut and a four-leaf clover 330mm below the nut. Five strings, two of which are over the fretted area, the remaining three over the bridge and nut only. Bridge, nut and frets of brass, 14 frets measuring 42.5mm, 77mm, 98.5mm, 134mm, 162mm, 177mm, 202mm, 222.5mm, 242mm, 253.5mm, 270.5mm, 284.5mm, 292mm, 304.5mm from the nut. Head terminated with a scroll. Five ebony tuning pegs, fairly crudely made and possibly not original. Overall size: 532. Body length: 532. Body width: 74 (maximum body), 56 (scroll). Body depth: 28 (body), 33 (top and bottom). String length: 410. Stamped on the back "I. LAMBERT / FRUILLÉE / DOROTHES / VALDAJOL. VOSGES" in triangular shape. Repair History: Bridge has broken at approximately the position where the second open string crosses it. Two strings missing. Cracks in soundboard along a line at the top of the frets (towards the centre of the instrument) and from the heart shaped sound hole for a distance of approximately 60. Crack starting at the top of the four leaf clover. Soundboard now is curved, probably due to the cracks. Illustration references: Vol. 1 p.27.

Notes

D.P. Martin, 1996-1997.

Measurements

532.

Collection

MIMEd ; Macaulay Collection

Accession Number

0179

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